WLD World Literature Program

WORLD LITERATURES PROGRAM (B.A)

This program provides an opportunity for students to take courses in which they can familiarize themselves with the great literary works and cultural contexts of the Eastern and Western traditions, from the early classical texts of Greece and China right up to the modern day. All texts not originally in English are read in translation. For information about the Program, please consult the Assistant Dean, Mr. P. Harris (978-3389).

This program is open to students who have completed four courses; it is advisable to take JEF 100Y as one of the first four courses.

WORLD LITERATURE PROGRAMS (B.A.)

Major program (B.A.): M07851 (7 full courses or their equivalent, including at least two 300+ series courses)

1. JEF 100Y, WLD 200Y, 300Y
2. Four full courses or their equivalent from groups A - E, but no more than two full courses or their equivalent from any one group. (At least one full course equivalent must be a 300+ series course.)

Minor program (B.A.): R07851 (4 full courses or their equivalent, including at least one 300+series course)
1. JEF 100Y, WLD 200Y
2. Two full courses or their equivalent from groups A - E; one of these must be at the 300+ level (students can also take WLD 300Y as one of their courses in this category).

GROUP A: PROSE

CLA202H
The Ancient Novel

EAS323Y
Japanese Fiction in Translation

EAS334Y
Chinese Fiction: Its History and Art

FIN350H
The Finnish Short Story

SLA228H
Soviet Ukrainian Fiction in Translation

SLA240Y
The 19th Century Russian Novel

SLA314H
Dostoevsky

SLA317H
Tolstoy

SLA354H
Topics in 19th Century Russian Literature

SLA416Y
Polish Prose

GROUP B: DRAMA

CLA300Y
Greek Tragedy and Comedy

DRM260H
History of the Greek and Roman Theatre

DRM264H
History of Western Theatre from 1660 to 1800

DRM266H
History of Western Theatre from 1800 to the Present

GER232H
German Drama in Translation

SLA337H
Masterworks of Drama

SLA406Y
Polish Drama

GROUP C: ANCIENT & MEDIAEVAL TEXTS

CLA301H
Greek Epic

CLA302H
Roman Epic

CLA304H
Ancient Literary Criticism

EAS336Y
Traditional Chinese Literature in Translation

EAS442Y
Representative Works of Chinese Literature

ENG200Y
The Bible and English Literature

ITA311H
Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Dante

ITA312H
Mediaeval Italian Literature in Translation: Petrarch & Boccaccio

NMC250H
Myth, Legend and Law

NMC251H
Faith and Fanaticism

NMC252H
Tradition Challenged

NMC253H
Singers of Israel

NMC255H
Arabic Literature in Translation

NMC350H
Syriac Literature in Translation

GROUP D: MODERN WORLD LITERATURES

EAS250H
Korean Literature

ENG253Y
World Literatures in English

ENG254Y
Contemporary Native North American Literature

EST400Y
Estonian Literature from 1700

FCS397H
Gay French Writings from Gide to Genet

GER361Y
Introduction to Yiddish Literature in Translation

NEW322Y
The Contemporary African Novel

NEW230Y
Writing and the Holocaust

NMC256Y
Modern Middle Eastern Literatures

NMC356Y
Readings in Modern Persian Literature in Translation

NMC455Y
Women and Writing in the Middle East

SLA211Y
Masterworks of Russian Literature

SLA340Y
20th Century Russian Prose

SLA343H
Post-Stalinist and Contemporary Russian Literature

SLA355H
Topics in 20th Century Russian Literature

SLA405Y
Czech and Slovak Literatures

SPA456H
Topics in the Modern Hispanic Novel

GROUP E: LITERATURES & CULTURES

CLA160Y
Introduction to Classical Studies

FCS297H
Comic Books and French Culture

FCS394H
Crime and Punishment in French Culture

FIN210Y
Introduction to Finnish Literature & Culture

FIN310H
Finnish Folklore: The Kalevala

FIN340H
Finland-Swedish Literature and Culture

ITA200Y
Contemporary Italy

ITA233H
Ethnicity and Mainstream: Italian Canadian Culture

ITA245Y
Italian Culture and Civilization

NEW223Y
Caribbean Literature and Society

PRT361H
Foreign Mappings: Portugal & Brazil Seen from Abroad

RLG230Y
Religion and Literature

SLA216Y
Survey of Polish Literature and Culture

SLA217Y
History of Literature and Culture

SLA218Y
Ukrainian Literature and Culture

SMC343Y
Celtic Literature and Society 500-1500

SPA250Y
Spanish Culture and Civilization

SPA251H
Catalan Culture and Civilization

VIC240Y
Renaissance Culture

WORLD LITERATURE COURSES

For the Distribution Requirement, JEF 100Y and the WLD courses are Humanities courses.

JEF100Y
The Western Tradition (formerly WLD 100Y) 78L

Introduction to literature through major works of the Western literary tradition. What constitutes a literary "classic"? How have great concerns of the Western tradition - human nature, its mythmaking, its destiny - been represented in literature? These and other questions are examined by reference to 11-12 works by such authors as: Homer, Virgil, Ovid, Sophocles, Dante, Shakespeare, Cervantes, Molière, Kafka, Austen, Dostoevsky, Camus, Marquez and Beckett. (Joint course offered by Departments of English and French; see also JEF 100Y in their program listings.)
Exclusion: WLD100Y

WLD200Y
The Eastern Tradition 78L

This course deals with vibrant classical and modern works from the literary traditions of China, Japan, Korea, India, and the Middle East. Genres discussed include love poetry, drama and short fiction. The texts are studied in English. (Offered by Departments of East Asian Studies and Near & Middle Eastern Civilizations; see also WLD 200Y in their program listings.)

WLD300Y
Provocations: Literary Transformations in the 20th Century 78L

What makes literature "modern"? What makes its questions different from those asked in the past? This course examines significant transformations in contemporary literature by studying works ranging from the early avant-garde to most recent literary trends.
Recommended Preparation: JEF 100Y, WLD200Y

We welcome your comments and enquiries. Revised: April 6, 1998

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