Course
Literature
Theory and history of world literature: from mimesis to postcolonial novel
8
Modules
24
Articles
~2 h
Reading
IV
CLOs
§ 01 — Curriculum
8 modules.
Each module is a small unit. Most read in sequence — but a determined reader can begin anywhere.
- M IGreat Narratives of World LiteratureHomer, Dante, Shakespeare, and the archetypal stories of humanity3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IIModernist and Postmodernist LiteratureThe crisis of narrative, the search for form, experimental texts3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IIILiterary Theory and InterpretationHow to read texts: formalism, structuralism, deconstruction3 articles
18 minBegin → - M IVLiterature as a Tool for LeadersNarrative intelligence, storytelling in business, and empathetic reading3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VEnlightenment, Romanticism, and Realism: Literature at a Turning PointFrom Voltaire to Tolstoy: literature as a mirror of society3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIModernism and Non-Western VoicesStream of consciousness, Kafka, and postcolonial literature3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIIPostmodernism and Contemporary LiteratureMetafiction, the global novel, and literature in the digital age3 articles
18 minBegin → - M VIIILiterature in the Digital AgeAI, digital narrative, and the future of reading3 articles
18 minBegin →
§ 02 — Learning outcomes
4 outcomes.
CLO I
Literary Theory
Demonstrate understanding of key concepts in narratology, poetics, and literary criticism
CLO II
History of Literature
Navigate the major literary movements, including realism, modernism, and postmodernism
CLO III
Textual Analysis
Apply methods of literary analysis to works of fiction
CLO IV
World Literature
Demonstrate understanding of non-Western literary traditions and the postcolonial context
§ 03 — Practices