Cluster: A Comparative Outlook on World Literature and Culture

CWL 100. Introduction to World Literature. Readings in translation from world literature. Emphasis on how literature engages unique cultural elements around the world as well as cross-cultural comparisons.

CWL 101. Introduction to Comparative World Literature. Introduction to basics of literary interpretation and comparative literature. Strongly recommended for majors in Comparative World Literature.

CWL 161. Reading the World. Introduction to contemporary theories of reading and interpretation. Examination of diverse forms of human expression and critical understanding from around the world and across the disciplines designed to develop and refine a broad repertoire of reading tools and practices.

CWL 225. Short Stories of the World. A survey of the genre of the short story from across the world.

CWL 230A. Heroes and Rebels: World Literature and Its Contexts from the Beginnings through the 1600s. Representative selections, in translation, of major world literary texts from the beginnings through the 1600s.

CWL 230B. Heroes and Rebels: World Literature and Its Contexts from the 1700s to the Present. Representative selections, in translation, of major world literary texts from the 1700s to the present.

CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.  A writing-intensive exploration of world literature in comparative and cultural contexts, with an emphasis on themes and topics of global relevance.

CWL 346. Readings in World Poetry. Representative selections of the poetry of the world from the earliest examples to the present. Facing-page translations will be included.

CWL 404. Women in World Literature. Study of the role of women in world literature.