YKL100 - Introduction To World Literature - Part I

Subject Title
Introduction To World Literature - Part I

Subject Description
YKL 100 begins the journey through World Literature by examining several literary classics. These texts reflect three genres (epic, drama, and poetry) and lay the foundation of Western literature. The principal intent of the course, then, is to acquaint students with seminal writings that gave rise, over the centuries, to the modern classics that most of us are familiar with today. The relationship between reality and myth will be examined in many of the course?s selections and the ways in which these old manuscripts remain peculiarly modern will be investigated.

Credit Status
YKL100 is a required subject for all LAT/York Articulation students.

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

The objectives of this course are to:

a. give students an overview of the Western literary tradition,
b. give students the opportunity to develop critical reading skills,
c. give students the opportunity to examine the relationship between reality and myth,
d. give students a forum within which they can examine the connection between the past and the present, and
e. give students some exposure to the writing of academic essays about literature

Cheating and Plagiarism
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Discrimination/Harassment
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Accommodation for Students with Disabilities
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