Courses in World Literature (WLIT)

WLIT 011 - French Lit in Translation

Selected topics in French literature. Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of French required.

Credits: 3

WLIT 012 - Francophone Lit in Translation

Selected topics in the literature of the French-speaking world (excluding France). Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of French required.

Credits: 3

WLIT 013 - Italian Lit in Translation

Selected topics in the literature of Italy. Readings and discussion of representational work in English translation. No knowledge of Italian is necessary.

Credits: 3

WLIT 014 - Spanish Lit in Translation

Selected topics in Spanish literature. Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of Spanish required.

Credits: 3

WLIT 015 - Span-Amer Lit in Translation

Selected topics in Spanish-American literature. Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of Spanish required.

Credits: 3

WLIT 016 - Latino Writers US:Cont Pers

Study of texts written by Latinos since the 1960s. Topics: construction of "ethnic identities," representation of race/gender relations; writers and their communities.

Credits: 3

WLIT 017 - German Lit in Translation

Topics such as German author(s), genre, literary movement, or theme such as Goethe, proverbs, Expressionism, Faust, Holocaust, or the German film.

Credits: 3

WLIT 018 - Russian Lit in Translation

Topics such as Russian author(s) (e.g. Dostoevsky, Tolstoy), genre (e.g. the Russian novel), literary school (e.g. Russian Formalism), or period (19th or 20th century literature).

Credits: 3

WLIT 020 - D2: Literatures of Globalizatn

How writers imagine themselves and their relationship with others in a globalizing world.

Credits: 3

WLIT 024 - Myths & Legends of Trojan War

See CLAS 024.

Credits: 3

WLIT 035 - The End of the Roman Republic

See CLAS 035.

Credits: 3

WLIT 037 - Early Roman Emp:Lit&Translat'n

Literature in Translation. See CLAS 037.

Credits: 3

WLIT 042 - Mythology

See CLAS 042.

Credits: 3

WLIT 095 - Special Topics

Special topics in literary studies. Individual courses might include comparative study of particular literary genres, periods, authors or works from varied international literatures.

Credits: 1 to 6

WLIT 096 - Special Topics

Special topics in literary studies. Individual courses might include comparative study of particular literary genres, periods, authors or works from varied international literatures.

Credits: 1 to 6

WLIT 109 - D2:Japanese Lit-Premodern

WLIT 109 introduces students to premodern Japanese literary works in translation, including poetry, prose, and drama, from the 8th to mid 19th century. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.

Credits: 3

WLIT 110 - Classical Chinese Lit in Trans

Selected topics in Chinese Literature. Reading and discussion are in English. No knowledge of Chinese language is required.

Credits: 3

WLIT 111 - French Lit in Translation

Credits: 3

WLIT 112 - Francophone Lit in Translation

Selected topics in the literature of the French-speaking world (excluding France). Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of French required. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 3

WLIT 113 - Italian Lit in Translation

Readings and discussion of representational work in English translation. No knowledge of Italian is necessary. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or instructor permission.

Credits: 3

WLIT 114 - Spanish Lit in Translation

Selected topics in Spanish literature. Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of Spanish required. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 3

WLIT 115 - Span-Amer Lit in Translation

Selected topics in Spanish-American literature. Readings and discussion of representative works in English translation. No knowledge of Spanish required. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 3

WLIT 116 - D1:Latino Writers US:Cont Pers

Study of texts written by Latinos since the 1960s. Topics: construction of "ethnic identities," representation of race/gender relations; writers and their communities. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 3

WLIT 117 - German Lit in Translation

Topics such as German author(s), genre, literary movement, or theme such as Goethe, proverbs, Expressionism, Faust, Holocaust, or the German film. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 3

WLIT 118 - Russian Lit in Translation

Topics such as Russian author(s) (e.g. Dostoevsky, Tolstoy), genre (e.g. the Russian novel), literary school (e.g. Russian Formalism), or period (19th or 20th century literature). Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

Credits: 3

WLIT 119 - D2:Japanese Literature-Modern

WLIT 119 introduces students to modern and contemporary Japanese literary works in translation, from the late 19th to early 21st century. Prerequisites: Sophomore standing.

Credits: 3

WLIT 122 - Dante's Comedy

A study of Dante's Comedy in Modern English translation.

Credits: 3

WLIT 145 - D2: Comparative Epic

See CLAS 145. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

Credits: 3

WLIT 153 - Greek Drama

See CLAS 153.Three hours.

Credits: 3

WLIT 154 - Stories and Histories

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, three hours in Classics.

Credits: 3

WLIT 155 - Ancient Epic

See CLAS 155. Three hours.

Credits: 3

WLIT 156 - Greek & Roman Satiric Spirit

See CLAS 156. Three hours.

Credits: 3

WLIT 157 - Greek Feminism

See CLAS 157.

Credits: 3

WLIT 188 - Studies in Comparative Lit

Courses comparing literary works from different countries, cultures, or language groups. May be repeated for credit with different topic. Pre/co-requisite: Sophomore Standing.

Credits: 3

WLIT 195 - Intermediate Special Topics

Special topics in literary studies. Individual courses might include comparative study of particular literary genres, periods, authors or works from varied international literatures. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 1 to 6

WLIT 196 - Intermediate Special Topics

Special topics in literary studies. Individual courses might include comparative study of particular literary genres, periods, authors or works from varied international literatures. Prerequisite: Sophomore standing or Instructor permission.

Credits: 1 to 6