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CLSC 100. The Classical World of Greece and Rome. Introduction to the literature, language and culture of the ancient Greek and Roman worlds. Use of primary sources, such as drama, epic, inscriptions, and the visual arts to explore issues of gender, mythology, theater, combat and sports, slavery and family.

CWL 100. Introduction to World Literature. Readings in translation from world literature. Emphasis on how literature engages unique cultural elements around the world as well as cross-cultural comparisons.

CWL 101. Introduction to Comparative World Literature. Introduction to basics of literary interpretation and comparative literature. Strongly recommended for majors in Comparative World Literature.

CWL 161. Reading the World. Introduction to contemporary theories of reading and interpretation. Examination of diverse forms of human expression and critical understanding from around the world and across the disciplines designed to develop and refine a broad repertoire of reading tools and practices.

CLSC 201. Poets, Plays and Politics of Ancient Greece. A survey of the literature of ancient Greece in translation from Homer and Hesiod to Lucian and the novelists (c. 700 BC to AD 400).

CLSC 202. Poets, Plays and Politics of Ancient Rome. A survey of the literature of the ancient Romans in translation, focusing on major authors from Plautus to Augustine (200 BC to AD 450).

CWL 225. Short Stories of the World. A survey of the genre of the short story from across the world.

CWL 230A. Heroes and Rebels: World Literature and Its Contexts from the Beginnings through the 1600s. Representative selections, in translation, of major world literary texts from the beginnings through the 1600s.

CWL 230B. Heroes and Rebels: World Literature and Its Contexts from the 1700s to the Present. Representative selections, in translation, of major world literary texts from the 1700s to the present.

CWL 235. Animals in World Literature. An examination of animal representation in world literature and how stories shape our relationship and understanding of different animal species. 

CLSC 300. Pagan Culture. Examines the mass cultures of the Greek and Roman periods, its worldview, and its philosophic and religious underpinnings through literary, artistic, archaeological and documentary sources.

CWL 300. Representing the World: Literature and Culture in Contact and Conflict.  A writing-intensive exploration of world literature in comparative and cultural contexts, with an emphasis on themes and topics of global relevance.

CLSC / HIST 310. Greek World. Interdisciplinary examination of the society and culture of ancient Greece emphasizing literature, the arts, and history. Topics include Homer, mythology and religion, lyric poetry, the Persian and Peloponnesian Wars, the Athenian Golden Age, and Greek contributions to the modern world.

CLSC / HIST 312. Roman World. Interdisciplinary examination of the society and culture of ancient Rome emphasizing literature, the arts, and history. Topics include genesis and growth of the Roman world, transition from republic to Empire, imperial maturity, and Roman contributions to the modern world.

CWL/ENGL 314. The World Before 1492: Race, Gender, and Identity in the "Middle Ages." Interdisciplinary examination of the literatures of the pre-modern, post-Classical world with an emphasis on global interactions between cultures, peoples, and their stories.

CWL 346. Readings in World Poetry. Representative selections of the poetry of the world from the earliest examples to the present. Facing-page translations will be included.

CWL 404. Women in World Literature. Study of the role of women in world literature.

CWL 440. Latin American Literary Studies. Comparative study of major literary genres in Latin American literature in relation to principal periods and movements of Western literary tradition.