ENG 221 - Literature I (antiquity to 1400 CE)

A survey of literatures written prior to 1400 CE. The course focuses on western literatures but may attend to other traditions as well. Content varies by semester, but readings typically include examples or excerpts of the following: the Bible, Greek tragedy, Greek or Roman epic, Metamorphoses, Beowulf, chivalric romance, Canterbury Tales, Petrarch, Commedia. [DEI] (Offered as needed.) 3 credits