COURSE OUTLINE

Course Code: G LIT 2

Course Title: World Literature

Course Description:

The study of the literary theories and of literary forms or genres, exemplified by selected texts
of different authors from various continents in the world, written at different historical periods.

Course Objectives:

At the end of the semester, students are expected to be able to:

1. Read representative literary texts written at different periods from all the continents of the
world.
2. Appreciate the breadth and depth of literatures of other countries.
3. Deepen understanding of different literary theories.
4. Interpret and analyze different literary articles from an array of literary genres.
5. Write journals and the like relative to literary articles read.

Course Content
Unit I. Introduction to Literature

-Nature and Meaning of Literature

-Elements of Literature
week 1-2 -Types of Literature
-Literary Devices
-Literary Criticism

Unit II. Philippine Literature

Luzon
The Sadness Collector by: Merlinda Bobis
My Father Goes to Court by: Carlos Bulosan
week 3-5 Visayas
In a Bed of Roots by: Justine U. Camacho
Mindanao
The Bougainvillea by: Ma. Elena L. Paulina

Unit III. American Literature

The Gift of the Magi by: O. Henry

week 6-8 The Road not Taken by: Robert Frost
The Notebook by: Nicholas Sparks

Unit IV. Greek and Roman Literature

week Echo and Narcissus

9-10 Pymalion and Galatea
(The Egyptian Gods)
The Aeneid

Unit V. Indian Literature

week Ramayana (excerpts) by: Valmiki

11-13 The Gitanjali (excerpts) by: Rabindranath Tagore
The Panchatantra
1. The Duel Between the Elephant and the Sparrow
2. The Ass and the Lion
3. The Lionmakers
 Unit VI. Israel, Persia and Arabia - The Differing Neighbors (Middle East)
week
14-15 The Story of Ruth
The Bewildered Arab by: Jami
The Arabian Nights
A Handful of Dates by: Tayeb Salih

week 16 Unit VII. Japanese Literature

The Thief Who Became a Disciple (Zen Story)

Haiku of Matsu Basho

week 17 Final Examination and Presentation of Final Outputs

Major Examinations 40%

Quizzes 25%
Recitation/Classroom Participation 10%
Projects/Journal Entry 20%
Attendance 5%
TOTAL 100%

Prepared by:
Shierra Anne J. Carael