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ENGL 2111U (GSU)
World Literature I (3 semester hours)

Web Course Format: ALISSA

This course can be taken
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Lessons for this course can be submitted and/or be returned
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    -> via fax return from IDL

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UGA Equivalent: CMLT 2111 - World Literature I.

A survey of great works of world literature from ancient times to the end of the seventeenth century. Beginning with the oral tradition, the course studies classical works and their impact on later literature, the spread of ideas beyond national and ethnic boundries, and the influence of philosophy and religion on literature. Emphasis on critical reading and writing skills.

Course Requirements: 10 Lessons, 1 Study Lesson, and a Final Examination

Instructor: Douglass H.Thomson, Ph D., Georgia Southern University.

Texts: Wilkie, Brian, and James Hurt. Literature of the Western World. Vol. 1, The Ancient World through the Renaissance (5th ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 2001.