Examines major literary texts from the mid-seventeenth century to the present. Material might cover Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Modernism, Postcolonial literature, Magical Realism, and the literature of globalization, as well as various theoretical problems involved in such a study of world literature, including delimiting the field, translation, and English as a global language. Prerequisites: English majors must have earned a C or better in ENGL 3333 and ENGL 3350. Non-majors must have earned a C or better in 3 hours of sophomore literature (ENGL 2303, ENGL 2309, ENGL 2319, ENGL 2329).