ENG-2027 Topics in European Literature

This course emphasizes the study and consideration of the literary, cultural, and human significance of selected great works of the Western non-English literary traditions. Texts by French, German, Scandinavian, Italian, Spanish, Czech, Polish, Hungarian, and Russian writers are studied in English translation. An important goal of the class is to promote an understanding of the works in their cultural/historical contexts and of the enduring human values which unite the different literary traditions. The course's pedagogy gives special attention to critical thinking and writing within a framework of cultural diversity as well as comparative and interdisciplinary analysis.