ENGL 251   World Literature to 1620* (3 Hours)

Prerequisites : ENGL 119 or ENGL 121.

World Literature to 1620 introduces students to major literary works of the world, including Europe, Asia, the Middle East, the Americas, and other areas, composed from antiquity through the seventeenth century. In conducting a cross-cultural examination of global literatures within broader historical, cultural, political, and social frameworks, including the contexts of class, race and ethnicity, gender, religion, and aesthetics, students will gain a better understanding of how these works have been influential in shaping and expressing human values in our various cultures as well as a deep consideration of how contemporary understandings of the individual and society relate to those expressed in the texts.