Welcome to the survey of World literature offered by Professor Leigh Dillard in the European Council's London study abroad program!
Discovery and travel have long shared a common space, even well before the our modern understanding of literature as a way to convey meaning. In the process, works from the written, visual, and oral traditions provided for their audience a sense not only of the societies from which they emerged but also of lessons learned by their characters. This survey course investigates these broad themes in world literature from its beginnings through the end of the seventeenth century, providing students an understanding of narrative models and techniques that resound in the works we enjoy today. Primary source materials will include such works as The Epic of Gilgamesh, The Odyssey, Canterbury Tales, and Don Quixote along with writings from beyond the Western tradition.
This course is a hybrid of online and face-to-face interaction. Please familiarize yourself with this website and consider it the gateway to all course materials. If you have questions as you proceed, please get in touch by using the contact information at right.
To get started with the class, review the contents of this website, including the course policies, schedule, and assignments. Also get started on the reading assignment for this week indicated on the calendar.
