World Literature I: Africa and Asia

Authors and Works

• Chinua Achebe (Things Fall Apart - novel)
• African poetry (selections from This Same Sky - poetry)
• Kazuo Ishiguro (An Artist of the Floating World - novel)
• Poetry of the Far East (selections from This Same Sky - poetry)
• Naguib Mahfouz (Fountain and Tomb - novel)
• Middle Eastern poetry (selections from This Same Sky - poetry)
• An autobiography of the student's choice (from a list)
• Poetry as Life Stories (selections from This Same Sky - poetry)

Topics

• African Literature
• Historical Fiction
• Cultural Characteristics in Literature
• The Sounds of Poetry
• Citizens of the World
• International Writing in English
• Point of View
• Cultural Values Expressed in Literature
• Themes in Poetry
• Middle Eastern Literature
• Symbolism in Literature
• Worldviews
• Imagery in Poetry
• Autobiography
• Tone

Recommendations

This book is especially recommended for the following students:

• Juniors and Seniors
• Students interested in literature beyond that of Europe and America
• Students interested in cultural issues in literature
• Students studying modern world history

These should not be viewed as restrictions; this course can profitably be used by high-school students of any grade regardless of which previous Lightning Literature courses they have completed. Generally speaking, this course is more difficult than the two American Literature courses, Speech, and the two Nineteenth Century British lit courses and about the same as British Christian Literature. Much depends on student interest in the material, however.