03 Course Title: World Literature 3(3-0)

Course Code: ENG-606

Introduction:

This course carries works from all over the world, including African literature, Arabic literature,

American literature, Asian literature, and European literature. Its purpose is to inculcate a sense of

respect for cultural specificities and an understanding of literary and cultural diversity whereby to

transform them into tolerant and accommodating scholars.

Objectives:

➢ To understand and identify the concept of “World Literature”

➢ To explain the characteristics of various periods and genres of World Literature

➢ To make comparisons and contrasts between literatures of different cultures

➢ To identify and trace the relationship of World Literature with Comparative Literature and
Translation Studies

Contents:

Poetry:

• Spanish:

i) Pablo Neruda

o Amor America from Canto (I)

o The Hangman from (Canto V)

o You Will Struggle from (Canto XIII)

• Punjabi:

ii) Bulleh Shah

o One is Enough

o Ik Nuqtay Wich Gul Mukdi

o Ranjha Ranja Kardi,

o Lass Look to your Spinning

o Kar Kuttan Wal Dihyan Kuray

• Persian:

iii) Jalaluddin Rumi,

o A New Rule

o A Stone I Died

o All Through Eternity

o Any Soul that Drank Eternity

iv) Nazim Hikmat Yar

o I Love you,

o I Think of You

o The Miniature Woman

Fiction:

• Spanish: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude

• French: Albert Camus: The Outsider

• German Kafka: The Metamorphosis

Recommended Readings:

Sr. No. Books Authors

01 How to Read World Literature David Damrosch,

Blackwell Publishing,

2009

02 What is World Literature? David Damrosch,

Princeton University

Press, 2003

03 The Stranger Albert Camus

(Translated from French

by Stuart Gilbert,

Vintage Books

04 One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez

(Translated from

Spanish by Gregory

Rabassa).

05 Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky

(Translated from

Russian by Constance

Garnett).

06 Great Sufi Wisdom Bulleh Shah.(S. Ahmad, Trans.).

Rawalpindi

B. Shah

07 Nazim Hikmet Poems, Poemhunter.com - The World's

Poetry Archive, 2008

Rumi, Classic Poetry Series, Poemhunter.com - The

World's Poetry Archive, 2004

09 Translation Studies. Edition: 3rd. Susan Bassnett,

Publisher: Routledge.

2002

10 Rumi The Book of Love Coleman Barks, Harper

Collins E Books
03 Course Title: World Literature 3(3-0)
Course Code: ENG-606
Introduction:
This course carries works from all over the world, including African literature, Arabic
literature,
American literature, Asian literature, and European literature. Its purpose is to inculcate a
sense of
respect for cultural specificities and an understanding of literary and cultural diversity
whereby to
transform them into tolerant and accommodating scholars.
Objectives:
➢ To understand and identify the concept of “World Literature”
➢ To explain the characteristics of various periods and genres of World Literature
➢ To make comparisons and contrasts between literatures of different cultures
➢ To identify and trace the relationship of World Literature with Comparative Literature and
Translation Studies
Contents:
Poetry:
• Spanish:
i) Pablo Neruda
o Amor America from Canto (I)
o The Hangman from (Canto V)
o You Will Struggle from (Canto XIII)
• Punjabi:
ii) Bulleh Shah
o One is Enough
o Ik Nuqtay Wich Gul Mukdi
o Ranjha Ranja Kardi,
o Lass Look to your Spinning
o Kar Kuttan Wal Dihyan Kuray
• Persian:
iii) Jalaluddin Rumi,
o A New Rule
o A Stone I Died
o All Through Eternity
o Any Soul that Drank Eternity
iv) Nazim Hikmat Yar
o I Love you,
o I Think of You
o The Miniature Woman
Fiction:
• Spanish: Gabriel Garcia Marquez: One Hundred Years of Solitude
• French: Albert Camus: The Outsider
• German Kafka: The Metamorphosis
Recommended Readings:
Sr. No. Books Authors
01 How to Read World Literature David Damrosch,
Blackwell Publishing,
2009
02 What is World Literature? David Damrosch,
Princeton University
Press, 2003
03 The Stranger Albert Camus
(Translated from French
by Stuart Gilbert,
Vintage Books
04 One Hundred Years of Solitude Gabriel Garcia Marquez
(Translated from
Spanish by Gregory
Rabassa).
05 Crime and Punishment Fyodor Dostoevsky
(Translated from
Russian by Constance
Garnett).
06 Great Sufi Wisdom Bulleh Shah.(S. Ahmad, Trans.).
Rawalpindi
B. Shah
07 Nazim Hikmet Poems, Poemhunter.com - The World's
Poetry Archive, 2008
Rumi, Classic Poetry Series, Poemhunter.com - The
World's Poetry Archive, 2004
09 Translation Studies. Edition: 3rd. Susan Bassnett,
Publisher: Routledge.
2002
10 Rumi The Book of Love Coleman Barks, Harper
Collins E Books