English 201-01/02 World Literature Spring 1999
9:00/2:00 MWF Grainger 108/113; Dr. Lund (Grainger 223; 395-2168; Office Hours: MF 10:00-111;00; TTR 11:00-12:00; and by appointment). http://web.lwc.edu/staff/mlund/mlund.html
Part I: Beginnings to A.D. 100
January 13: Introduction: setting, character, plot, point of
view, language
15: Gilgamesh (13-42)
18: The Bible: the Old Testament (52-82)
20: Homer, The Odyssey (100-26)
22: The Odyssey, cont. (126-151)
25: The Ramayana of Valmiki (581-612)
27: Virgil, The Aeneid (639-667)
29: Paper # 1 due; Exam # 1
Part II: 100-1500
February 1: The Bible: the New Testament (709-722)
3: poetry (827-838); "The Story of Ying-ying"(841-848)
5: The Thousand and One Nights (926-948)
8: The Song of Roland (960-996)
10: Tale of Genji (1301-1323)
12: The Epic of Son-Jara (1437-1472)
15: Paper # 2 due; Exam # 2
Part III: 1500-1600
17: The Prince (1491-1502)
19: Don Quixote (1527-1548)
22: Don Quixote (1548-1572)
24: Don Quixote (1572-1603)
26: Don Quixote (1603-1629)
March 1: Florentine Codex, Cant. Mexicanos; Popul Vuh (1737-
1759)
3: Paper # 3 due; Exam # 3
Part IV: 1650-1800
5: The Story of the Stone (1770-1791)
* * * Spring Break * * *
15: "Reply to or Filotea de la Cruz" (2000-2027)
17: Candide (2037-2057)
19: Candide (2057-2083)
22: Candide (2084-2101)
24: "The Narrow Road of the Interior" (2112-2134)
26: Paper # 4 due; Exam # 4
Part V: 1800-1900
29: "The Queen of Spades" (2286-2305)
31: "A Simple Heart" (2341-2363)
April 2: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (2436-2457)
5: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, cont. (2457-2476)
7: Hedda Gabler (2480-2499)
9: Hedda Gabler, cont. (2499-2537)
12: Paper # 5 due; Exam # 5
Part VI: The Twentieth Century
14: The Metamorphosis (2749-2760)
16: The Metamorphosis, cont. (2760-2784)
19: Things Fall Apart (2936-2964)
21: Things Fall Apart (2964-2994)
23: Things Fall Apart (2995-3030)
26: Review
30: Final Exam 9:00-12:00 (section 01)
May 4: Final Exam 9:00-12:00 (section 02)
Course Requirements: read--before the dates shown--the material specifically assigned for discussion (200 points); take short quizzes (average=100 points); write five 1-page papers on assigned topics (250 points); take five 25-minute exams on the reading (250 points); write one paper involving research (100 points); write an essay final exam (100 points).
Grading: You should save all written work from the course for one semester. Grading scale: 90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 60%=D; less than 60%=F.
Attendance Policy: The attendance policy for this course is the same as the college policy in the College Catalog and the Student Handbook. Unexcused absences for more than 10% of classes may lower a final grade one letter. Absence, excused and/or unexcused, from more than 25% of classes may be an automatic F in the course. If the college is open (even in inclement weather), class will be held. If the college is closed for any reason, keep reading according to the schedule here.