WORLD LITERATURE (WLIT) IN TRANSLATION

John R. Locke
Chair of Studies
231 Kimpel Hall
575-4301

* UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR WILLIAMS * UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS EMERITI HARRISON, VANSCYOC * PROFESSORS BOOKER, CANDIDO, COCHRAN, CORY, DuVAL, EICHMANN, LEVINE,
MONTGOMERY, QUINN, TALBURT, WILKIE * PROFESSORS EMERITI BENNETT, BOLSTERLI, GUINN, HART, RUDOLPH, WHITEHEAD * ASSOCIATE PROFESSORS ADAMS, BURRIS,
HANLIN, HASSEL, LOCKE, MacRAE, STEPHENS * ASSISTANT PROFESSOR MANSKE

For requirements for advanced degrees in comparative literature, see the Graduate School Catalog.

Students interested in undergraduate programs in world literature are referred to the combination of programs in English and foreign languages.

WORLD LITERATURE (WLIT) COURSES:

WLIT1113 World Literature I (FA, SP, SU) An introduction to literature from the beginning of civilization to about 1650. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE

WLIT1113C World Literature I (IR) An introduction to literature from the beginning of civilization to about 1650. Corequisite: WLIT 1110D. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE

WLIT1110D World Literature I Drill (IR) Corequisite: WLIT 1113C.

WLIT1113H Honors World Literature I (FA, SP, SU) Introduction to the study of both western and non-western literature. Prerequisite: Participation in Fulbright College Scholars Program or English ACT score of 28 or above. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE

WLIT1123 World Literature II (FA, SP, SU) An introduction to literature from 1650 to the present. Prerequisite: WLIT 1113. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE

WLIT1120D World Literature II Drill (FA, SP, SU)

WLIT1123H Honors World Literature II (FA, SP, SU) A continuation of the study of literary masterpieces of the world. Prerequisite: WLIT 1113H and participation in the Fulbright College Scholars Program or English ACT score of 28 or above. UNIVERSITY CORE COURSE

WLIT2323 Greek and Roman Mythology (IR) A study of the stories, figures, and motifs in the mythology of Greece and Rome.

WLIT2333 Patterns in Mythology (IR) An analytic study of the recurrent patterns, themes and motifs in the mythology. May include Norse, Celtic, Babylonian, Indain, American Indian materials. Greek and Roman material will generally be excluded from the course. Prerequisite: WLIT 1113.

WLIT3253 Literary Criticism (IR) The history of literary theories and methods from Plato to the present. (Same as ENGL 3253)

WLIT3263 The European Novel to 1900 (IR) Novels representative of several schools and countries to 1900. (Same as ENGL 3263)

WLIT3273 European Short Story (IR) The short story as practiced by the European masters of the 19th and 20th centuries; short stories (in translation) representative of a number of countries and a wide variety of types. (Same as ENGL 3273)

WLIT3623 The English Bible (SP) The several translations of the Bible; its qualities as great literature; its influence upon literature in English; types of literary forms. (Same as ENGL 3623)

WLIT3963 Twentieth-Century Continental Novel (IR) Survey of the continental novel from 1900 to the present. (Same as ENGL 3963)

WLIT3983 Special Studies (IR) Covers a topic not usually presented in depth in regular courses. Not an independent study. Prerequisite: junior standing.

WLIT4123 Survey of Russian Literature from Its Beginning to the 1917 Revolution (IR) The instructor will discuss the historical and cultural backgrounds while focusing on major writers and will deal with literature as an outlet for social criticism. There will be textual analysis. It will be taught in English. (Same as RUSS 4123)

WLIT4133 Survey of Russian Literature Since the 1917 Revolution (IR) The instructor will discuss the historical and cultural backgrounds while focusing on major writers and will deal with literature as an outlet for social critism. There will be textual analysis. It will be taught in English with readings in English. (Same as RUSS 4133)

WLIT4213 Literature and Eros (IR) Survey of important works from the classical Greeks to contemporary literature which deal with the erotic experience. Study of various theories and cultural definitions of eroticism, especially as distinct from clinical sexuality and romantic sentimentality. (Same as ENGL 3233)

WLIT4273 Literature of India and the Near East (IR) Leading works and genres of the ancient civilizations, the Moslem world and India, and their contribution to the Western literary tradition.

WLIT4293 Literature of China and Japan (IR) Survey of the literary works of the Far East, and of its contribution to the Western Tradition.

WLIT4913 Literary Reflections of the Holocaust (IR) Drawing on fiction, poetry, autobiography, and drama from works written originally in French, Polish, German, Dutch, English, and Yiddish, this course introduces students to the Holocaust through literature. Deals with the adequacy of imaginative literature in the face of atrocity, the comparative effectiveness of fiction versus autobiography, and the dangers of exploitation and trivialization. (Same as HUMN 4913)

WLIT4923 Modern World Drama (IR) Drama from Ibsen to the 1930s. (Same as ENGL 4923)

WLIT4963 Contemporary World Drama (IR) Drama since the 1930s. (Same as ENGL 4963)

WLIT4993 African Literature (IR) A study of modern African fiction, drama, poetry, and film from various parts of Africa in their cultural context. Works are in English or English translation. (Same as ENGL 4253)

WLIT5193 Introduction to Comparative Literature (IR) Literary theory, genres, movements, and influences. (Same as ENGL 5193) Prerequisite: WLIT 1113.

WLIT5233 Form and Theory of Translation (IR) An examination of the principal challenges that confront translators of literature, including the recreation of style, dialect, ambiguities, and formal poetry; vertical translation; translation where multiple manuscripts exist; and the question of how literal a translation should be. (Same as ENGL 5233)

WLIT5483 Germanic and Celtic Backgrounds of Medieval Literature (IR) Literary traditions of Old and Middle English, of Germany, Ireland, Scandinavia, and Wales. (Same as ENGL 5483)

WLIT5593 The Renaissance (IR) Italian forms and writers of the late 15th and 16th centuries and the spread of the Renaissance tradition in Spain, Portugal, France, and Northern Europe up to 1660.

WLIT5623 The English Bible (SP) The several translations of the Bible; its qualities as great literature; its influence upon literature in English; types of literary forms. (Same as ENGL 5623)

WLIT5793 The Enlightenment (IR) Literature of the late 17th and 18th centuries, especially in France and Germany.

WLIT5963 Twentieth-Century Continental Novel (IR) Survey of the continental novel from 1900 to the present. (Same as ENGL 5963)

WLIT600V Master's Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)

WLIT603V Special Studies in Comparative Literature (1-6) (IR)

WLIT690V Seminar (1-6) (IR)

WLIT699V Master of Fine Arts in Translation Thesis (1-6) (FA, SP, SU)

WLIT700V Doctoral Dissertation (1-18) (FA, SP, SU)