ENG 205 - Honors World Literature

3 Semester Hour(s)

Prerequisite(s): ENG 103 and ENG 104
In this course, students read, explore, and discuss works written by authors from various cultural backgrounds and geographical spaces. These works are to be considered “world literature” based on their representation of the world beyond America’s most familiar environments, borders, and perspectives. This course observes how cultures collide through language, experience, context, etc. and how these collisions shape the literature. The readings span from the ancient world into the late twentieth century connecting to one another through various themes and narrative illustrations. Covering a wide variety of literary works- poems, short stories, and novels- class discussions will question and address notions of journey, nationhood, identity, globalization, love, and other troubles. All readings are in English.