ENG 211 - World Literature 1

3 credit hours - Three hours weekly; one term.
This course meets the Arts & Humanities General Education Requirement.

Explore great works of literature from the earliest written records through the 17th century. Read selections from ancient Mesopotamian, Biblical, Islamic, Asian, classical Greek and Roman and medieval and renaissance European literature.

Prerequisite(s): ENG 101 /ENG 101A or permission of the department.

Crosslisted: Also offered as ENG 211H ; credit is not given for both ENG 211 and ENG 211H .

Location(s) Typically Offered: Arnold Main Campus (MC) and Online (OL)

Term(s) Typically Offered: Fall, spring, and summer

Course Outcomes:
Upon successful completion of this course, the student will be able to:

Analyze orally and in writing representative texts of world literature from earliest records through the 17th century;
Discuss and write about common themes in representative texts of this period;
Discuss and write about distinct national and cultural values and perspectives reflected in representative texts of this period ;
Discuss and write about the relationship of representative texts of this period to their intellectual, social, and cultural backgrounds.
Discuss and write about changes and developments in literary forms and conventions as reflected in representative texts of this period.