ENL 162 Foundations of World Literature

3 Credit(s) DI HP CEA

What do stories tell us about where we came from and how we got here? An introduction to foundations of world literature through the seventeenth century, the course will consider the role of storytelling and the place of literature in attempts to document and to understand the human past. Attention will be given to what distinguishes literary expression and to how we can read literature alongside other kinds of historical evidence. Three lecture hours per week. Not open to students who have received credit for ENL 206, or ENL 294.
Prerequisite or Co-requisite: Level I Written Communications course (W-I) or equivalent.