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

Selected topics in German literature. Individual courses might focus on particular genres (e.g. the German film, Proverbs), literary movements (e.g. German Romanticism), or periods (e.g. Enlightenment, Holocaust).

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 Classics 24.)

Credits: 3

WLIT 035 - The End of the Roman Republic

(See Classics 35.)

Credits: 3

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

Literature in Translation (See Classics 37.)

Credits: 3

WLIT 042 - Mythology

(See Classics 42.)

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 Classics 145) Prerequisite: Sophomore standing.

Credits: 3

WLIT 153 - Greek Drama

(See Classics 153.) Three hours.

Credits: 3

WLIT 154 - Stories and Histories

Prerequisite: Sophomore standing, three hours in Classics.

Credits: 3

WLIT 155 - Ancient Epic

(See Classics 155.) Three hours.

Credits: 3

WLIT 156 - Greek & Roman Satiric Spirit

(See Classics 156.) Three hours.

Credits: 3

WLIT 157 - Greek Feminism

(See Classics 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