English (ENGL) 341

Overview

English 341 is an introduction to world literature. The course begins with a concise history of the origins and development of world literature from the eighteenth century to the present. The remainder of the course facilitates the reading of canonical texts from the ancient world to today and from all areas of the globe. Each unit encourages a comparative understanding of world literature by situating culturally specific texts in global contexts and reading the formal and thematic resources of literary texts in a historical perspective.

Outline

• Unit 1: The Return of World Literature
• Unit 2: World Literature and Comparative Literature
• Unit 3: Approaches to World Literature
• Unit 4: The Ancient World
• Unit 5: The Medieval Era
• Unit 6: The Early Modern Period
• Unit 7: The Age of the Enlightenment
• Unit 8: The Nineteenth Century
• Unit 9: The Twentieth Century
• Unit 10: Literatures of the World

Evaluation

To receive credit for English 341 you must achieve a minimum grade of D (50 percent) on the two exams and achieve a composite course grade of at least D (50 percent). All assignments are required in order to pass the course. The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:

The midterm and final examinations for this course must be taken online with an AU-approved exam invigilator at an approved invigilation centre. It is your responsibility to ensure your chosen invigilation centre can accommodate online exams. For a list of invigilators who can accommodate online exams, visit the Exam Invigilation Network.

To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.

Course Materials

Textbooks

Other Materials

All other materials (Student Manual, Course Manual, Supplementary Materials) can be found online.