ENG 232: Masterpieces of World Lit II
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
ENG 232 Masterpieces of World Literature II (EN 262) - 3 credits
This course complements ENG 231 Masterpieces of World Literature I by examining the history, growth, and cross influences of ideas and their impact on views of the modern world. Students study major writings and writers of both Eastern and Western literature from the 18th century to the present. Students learn how to understand the universal themes of great literature and the relevance of those themes in the modern world.
Prerequisite: ENG 102

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Waiting for Godot (end)

Shooting an Elephant

One of the goals of the course will be to understand certain philsophical ideas that are contained in the literature.  The link below on "existentialsim" will help us understand points made by Dostoyevsky and Camus.

Dostoyevsky New Yorker Article

Existentialsim

It always helps to understand where an author is coming from...

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Bronte Biography

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Dostoyevsky Biography

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Achebe Biography

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Camus Biography

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Hurston Biography

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