HOLY CROSS OF DAVAO COLLEGE Sta. Ana Avenue, Davao City

Bachelor of Arts (AB)

Major :English

COURSE OUTLINE I. Course No.: Lit 2 Credit : 3 units II. Course Title: World Literature Pre-requisites: None III. Course Description :

This course reintroduces the students to the study of literary forms. It allows them to explore selected literary pieces from different countries written at different periods of history. The selections, grouped by genre, provide a rich tableau of human experiences that students can relate to, allowing them not only to know themselves but also to know others around them.

IV. Course Objectives: At the end of the course, the students can:

A. Cognitive (Knowledge) :

1. Characterize the different periods in world literary history. 2. Describe selected writers. 3. Explain the elements of particular literary forms. 4. Analyze the selections based on form. 5. Present significant human experiences that the selections present. 6. Relate the above human experiences with their own or heard

experiences B. Affective (Attitude) :

1. Express appreciation of the creativity of the selected writers. 2. Connect with either the characters, the situations, or the ideas in the

selections. 3. Respond positively to the values embedded in the selections.

C. Psychomotor (Skills) : 1. Creatively read poetry. 2. Use organizers to present analysis of the selections. 3. Perform scenes from selections. 4. Write brief reflection papers.

V. Course Outline Contents No. of Hours

A. Course orientation 1 B. Brief history of world literature 2 C. Poetry 1. Types 1 2. Elements 1

3. Selections a. Stopping by Woods on Snowy Evening by Robert L. Frost 2 b. Taj Mahal by SahirLudhianvi 2 c. If You Forget Me by Pablo Neruda 2 d. An Introduction by Kamala Das 2 e. Africa’s Plea by Roland Tombekai Dempster 1 f. The Drums of War by Kumalau Tawali 1 g. Unending Love by Rabindranath Tagore 2 h. My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like Sun by William Shakespeare 2 i. Haiku by Basho 2 j. There Will Come Soft Rain by Sara Teasdale 2 k. Thoughts of Hanoi by Nguyen Thi Vinh 2 l. Telephone Conversation by Wole Soyinka 2 m. Analects of Confucius 2 n. Rubaiyat Omar Khayyam 2 o. Divine Comedy (Inferno) by Dante Alighieri 2

D. Fiction 1. Elements 1 2. Selections

a. Marriage is a Private Affair by Chinua Acebe 1 b. The New Year’s Sacrifice by Lu Shun 1

c. Rashomon by Akutagawa Ryunosuke 1 d. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden 2

e. Hills Like White Elephants by Ernest Hemingway 1 f. Once Upon a Time by Nadine Gordeimer 1

g. American Guests Come to Our House by Aziz Nesin 1 E. Essay 1. Purposes and Kinds 1 2. Selections a. Miss USA, Emma Knight by Louis Terkel 1

b. War and Peace by Herman Hesse 1 F. Drama 1. Types 1 2. Selections a. Oedipus Rex by Sophocles 3

b. Hamlet by William Shakespeare 3 c. Riders to the Sea by John Millington Synge 2 Total 54 hours

VI. References:

A. Books Ref. 1. Maynard, M. (Ed.).(1995).The Norton Anthology of World masterpieces

(1995). NY: WW Norton.

Ref. 2. Ranalan, R., Dalagan, J. & Yray, E. (no date).Experiencing literature: A worktext for the world literature classroom.

Ref. 3. Rosales, R. (2010).World literature (American, African, Islamic and South American).Quezon City: Katha Publishing.

Ref. 4. Saymo, A., Igoy, J.I., & Esperson, R. (2007). World literature. Bulacan, Philippines: Hilltop Press.

B. Web Resources

Ref. 5. Abstract on” an introduction” by Kamala Das.Retrieved on January 23, 2014 from http://www.shvoong.com/books/poetry/2067510-abstract-introduction-kamala-das/

Ref. 6. The analects of Confucius. Retrieved on March 5, 2014 from http://confucius-1.com/analects/index.html

Ref. 7. Africa’s Plea. Retrieved on January 23, 2014 fromhttp://www.us-alf.org/Roland%20Tombekai%20Dempster.htm

Ref. 8. A world literature timeline. Retrieved February 10, 2014 from http://sybilisticism.tripod.com/worldliteraturetimeline.htm

Ref. 9. The Divine Comedy. Retrieved on March 2, 2013 from http://www.divinecomedy.org/divine_comedy.html

Ref.10. Frost’s early poems. Retrieved on December 2,2013 from http://www.sparknotes.com/poetry/frost/section10.rhtml

Ref.11. http://www.haikupoetshut.com/basho1.html Ref.12. If your forget me analysis. Retrieved on January 23, 2014 from

http://www.eliteskills.com/analysis_poetry/If_You_Forget_Me_by_Pablo_Neruda_analysis.php

Ref.13. James, K. (no date).The struggle of Xian Lin’s Wife. Retrieved March 6, 2014 from http://www3.wooster.edu/chinese/Chinese/reviews/luxun_zhufu.gb.html

Ref. 14. Riders to the Sea. Retrieved on March 6, 2014 from http://www.theatredatabase.com/20th_century/john_millington_synge_002.html

Ref. 15. The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Retrieved on March 5, 2014 fromhttp://www.omarkhayyamrubaiyat.com/

Ref. 16. Sonnet 130. Retrieved January 7, 1014 from http://www.shakespeare-online.com/sonnets/130detail.html

Ref. 17. Taj Mahal. Retrieved on January 23, 2014 from http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/taj-mahal-13/

Ref. 18. The literary network. (2011). Literary periods and history timeline. Retrieved January 7, 1014 from www.online_literature.com/periods/timeline.php

Ref. 19. Telephone conversation. Retrieved on January 7, 1014 from http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/elements_of_lit_course6/20th%20Century/Collection%2015/TelephoneConversation.htm

Ref. 20. The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. Available at http://shakespeare.mit.edu/hamlet/full.html

Ref. 21. There will come soft rains. Retrieved on January 7, 1014 from http://www.eliteskills.com/c/238

Ref. 22. Thoughts of Hanoi. Retrieved on January 7, 1014 from http://www.nexuslearning.net/books/Elements_of_lit_Course6/20th%20Century/Collection%2012/Thoughts%20of%20Hanoi.htm

Ref. 23. Unending Love. Retrieved on January 23, 2014 from http://allspirit.co.uk/unending-love/