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{{Big|{{dc|W}}orld Literature I focuses on textual studies of the major genres of this period, [[Epic Poetry|epic]] and [[Tragedy|tragedy]], how those genres influenced later literary works, and how they portray humanist issues throughout the Greek and Roman national literary traditions and beyond.}} {{More}}
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ENGL 2111 demonstrates the continued relevance of ancient works in understanding ourselves as “humans.” Major works covered will include ''Gilgamesh'', the ''Iliad'', the ''Odyssey'', and works by Sophocles, Euripides, and Ovid. Since any survey course has much more literature than one semester-long class can cover, we will attempt to cover only a few works in as much detail as time allows, rather than many works only cursorily.
By emphasizing the relevance of these works to contemporary issues and personal concerns, ENGL 2111 encourages students to reflect on how themes such as identity, resilience, and the search for purpose intersect with their own lives. Rather than surveying a vast array of literature, this course takes a focused approach, engaging deeply with a select few works to foster critical thinking, analytical skills, and an appreciation for the timeless power of storytelling.
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World Literature 1

World Literature I explores foundational texts from antiquity, focusing on the major genres of the period—epic and tragedy—and their lasting influence on global literary traditions. Through close readings of works such as Gilgamesh, the Homeric epics, and selections from Sophocles, Euripides, and Ovid, this course examines how these ancient texts grapple with enduring human questions: What does it mean to lead a meaningful life? How do individuals navigate relationships, power, and fate? How do cultural values shape our understanding of justice, heroism, and mortality?

Draper-Ulysses and Sirens.jpg

By emphasizing the relevance of these works to contemporary issues and personal concerns, ENGL 2111 encourages students to reflect on how themes such as identity, resilience, and the search for purpose intersect with their own lives. Rather than surveying a vast array of literature, this course takes a focused approach, engaging deeply with a select few works to foster critical thinking, analytical skills, and an appreciation for the timeless power of storytelling.

This is a Core IMPACTS course that is part of the Humanities area

Core IMPACTS refers to the core curriculum, which provides students with essential knowledge in foundational academic areas. This course will help master course content and support students’ broad academic and career goals.

This course should direct students toward a broad Orienting Question:

  • How do I interpret the human experience through creative, linguistic, and philosophical works?

Completion of this course should enable students to meet the following Learning Outcome:

  • Students will effectively analyze and interpret the meaning, cultural significance, and ethical implications of literary/philosophical texts or of works in the visual/performing arts.

Course content, activities, and exercises in this course should help students develop the following Career-Ready Competencies:

  • Ethical Reasoning
  • Information Literacy
  • Intercultural Competence

Sections

Term CRN Class Day and Time Room
Spring 2025 24045 ENGL 2111.02 Online ⚠️ -
23040 ENGL 2111.06 Online ⚠️ -
Fall 2024 81636 ENGL 2111.05 Online ⚠️ -
Summer 2024 50113 ENGL 2111.04 Online ⚠️ -
Spring 2024 21548 ENGL 2111.01 Online ⚠️ -
21592 ENGL 2111.04 Online ⚠️ 2nd -
Fall 2023 82297 ENGL 2111.05 Online ⚠️ -
82830 ENGL 2111.11 Online ⚠️ -
Summer 2023 50116 ENGL 2111.04 Online ⚠️ -
Spring 2023 20877 ENGL 2111.05 «Canceled»
21895 ENGL 2111.01 Online ⚠️ -
22512 ENGL 2111.13 Online ⚠️ -
Fall 2022 80506 ENGL 2111.03 MW 12:30-13:45 SOAL-216
81312 ENGL 2111.05 Online ⚠️ -
82063 ENGL 2111.18 Online ⚠️ -
Summer 2022 55542 ENGL 2111.07 Online ⚠️ -
Spring 2022 23909 ENGL 2111.05 MW 9:30-10:45 SoAL-206
25264 ENGL 2111.01 Online ⚠️ D2L ➭
Fall 2021 83647 ENGL 2111.03 MW 11-12:15 SoAL-218
83634 ENGL 2111.15 Online ⚠️ D2L ➭
Spring 2021 20503 ENGL 2111.21 Online ⚠️ D2L ➭
21304 ENGL 2111.06 Online ⚠️ 2nd D2L ➭
Fall 2020 80701 ENGL 2111.03 MW 11-12:15 (H-OL ⚠️) TEB-231
80702 ENGL 2111.04 TR 11-12:15 (H-OL ⚠️) SoAL-222
Spring 2020 25677 ENGL 2111.11 MW 11-12:15 CoAS-210

Resources

Sample Exam Questions

  1. Gilgamesh and the Homeric epics are concerned with periods of expansion: i.e., when peoples are struggling to build their nations, both literally and ideologically. Discuss similarities in these three works in what seems to be necessary in building a strong nation and national identity.
  2. Discuss and illustrate the theme of hospitality and its importance to the social structure in the Odyssey.
  3. Discuss the implications of Odysseus as narrator in Book 9-12 of the Odyssey.
  4. In the Poetics, Aristotle cites Oedipus the King as exemplifying the best of tragedy. Discuss how Oedipus the King defines and illustrates what we know as tragedy.
  5. Many have called Euripides an “iconoclast,” not in a literal sense, but suggesting that his work seems to break the conservative icons of his society; for example: tradition, hierarchy, belief, etc. Examine his iconoclasm citing specific instances from Medea.
  6. Scholars frequently define an Ovidian concept of love as one that lives “close to the flesh,” suggesting that love in Ovid’s work is really just lust or desire. Discuss the implications of this view on those who love and those who are loved in at least three tales from The Metamorphoses.
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