- to introduce students to major twentieth-century works of world
literature that rely on traditional myths, with special emphasis 
on the relevance of these texts to contemporary society around 
the world; 
- to situate those works within their cultural contexts,
including those of the culture within which they were produced 
and the culture from which their mythic sources 
derive; 
- to enhance students' critical abilities through the analysis of
individual literary works;
- to improve students' communication skills through oral
presentations and expository writing assignments. 

Students' performances will be assessed through presentations,
in-class writing assignments, papers, tests, and a final 
examination.

The course is organized around a series of readings of
twentieth-century literary works from various countries, with 
special emphasis on the relevance of these texts to 
contemporary society around the world. The topics discussed are
specific to the works under analysis, but in all cases emphasis 
is placed on the relationship between the work and the myths it 
responds to. The works studied vary with the instructor. The 
following is a sample syllabus of readings for a single semester:

Eliot.  The Waste Land
Giraudoux.  Electra
Mann.  Death in Venice
Rilke.  The Duino Elegies
Svevo.  The Confessions of Zeno
Tutuola.  The Palm-wine Drinkard
Okri.  The Famished Road
Garcia Marquez.  One Hundred Years of Solitude
Neruda.  Canto General
Galleano.  Century of the Wind

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