World Literature, 2-Semester Course (Independent Use Student License)

Description

In this course, students embark on a historical journey throughout the world through poetry, drama, short story, oral history, fiction and nonfiction. The texts for the first semester span the history of the written word, beginning with poetry from the Asian continent written around the 7th century and ending with a play written by a German playwright about the life of Galileo, which was published in 1938. These texts will introduce the students to a variety of cultures, histories, societies and stories that represent the countries and times in which they were written. In the first semester, the students will read texts from the Asian continent, the Marshall Islands, Spain, Russia, Germany and Tibet.

Being exposed to other cultures and peoples will help students to become more like Christ as they learn about God’s children in other parts of the world. These texts each deal with issues that are central to our experience here in mortality and help students to find similarities with those who lived in a different time and place. This compassionate view of the world will help prepare them to build the kingdom of God on the earth through Christlike love, just as the Savior did.

Part 1 Readings (not included)

• Poetry of Li Bai (free digital text)
• Poetry of Jalal al-Din Rumi (free digital text)
• Japanese Haiku (free digital text)
• Marshall Islands: Legends and Stories by Daniel Kelin (270 pgs)
• Life is a Dream by Pedro Calderon de la Barca (160 pgs)
• “The Overcoat” by Nicoli Gogol (18 pgs)
• Life of Galileo (print book) (96 pgs) or Life of Galileo (audio book) by Bertolt Brecht Audio
• Seven Years in Tibet (print book) (288 pgs) or Seven Years in Tibet (audio book) by Heinrich Harrer

Part 2 Readings (not included)

• Poetry of Pablo Nerdua: “Poetry”; “A Dog Has Died”; “If You Forget Me” (free digital text)
• The Hiding Place (print book) (272 pgs) or The Hiding Place (audio book) by Corrie Ten Boom
• “Civil Peace” by Chinua Achebe (4 pgs, free digital text)
• “The Book of Sand” by Jorge Luis Borges (2 pgs, free digital text)
• The Alchemist (print book) (208 pgs) or The Alchemist (audio book) by Pablo Coelho
• Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (print book) (160 pgs) or Follow the Rabbit-Proof Fence (audio Book) by Doris Pilkington

(1 Student License; includes 36 Lessons)