ENG 209 World Epics
Treats epics that are foundational for ideas and images of Western literature, as well as epics that serve the same role in non-Western countries. The epic is examined as literature, history, philosophy, theology, ethics, and travel guide combined. Western works may include the Homeric epics, The Aeneid, Jerusalem Delivered, The Song of Roland, Parzifal, or the Le Morte Darthur. Non-western epics may include sections from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Analects of Confucius, or the Mali Epic of Son-Jara among others.