Special thanks to the Dallas Museum of Art for the use of images
from its Collections of the Ancient World
Welcome to English 2332 Online: Early World Literature, a sophomore survey course in selected readings from major writers of cultures of the Western World.  Readings dating to the ancient Sumerian heroic epic, The Gilgamesh, the Greek Homeric epics The Iliad and The Odyssey, the ancient Hebrews' Old and New Testaments,  Islam's The Koran, the formative works of European nations like France's Song of Roland and England's Beowulf, the course explores works that extend to the European Renaissance, culminating in such classics as Milton's Paradise Lost, Shakespeare's Othello, and Machiavelli's The Prince. 

This Internet-assisted course of English 2332 is organized in Units devoted to three periods of writing.  Following Unit 1, a general study of literature, students may explore the Units in whatever order they prefer; however, for those who wish to follow the regular schedule, you will find due dates for the assignments in each of the four Options A, B, C, and D.  Learning work includes readings and five short analytical essays, incorporating support, both from the readings and from supplementary texts provided by online and other resources.
 

English 2332 Online is provided as a service to the students of Mountain View College of the Dallas County Community College District.  The instructor and developer of the course is Dr. Geoffrey Grimes, Professor of English, and the creator of distance learning courses at both the undergraduate and graduate levels.

Important Course Dates

Orientation
Sunday, July 11, 2010
Mountain View College
3:00 p.m.
W281

First Day of Classes: July 13, 2010
Last Day to Drop with a "W": August 5, 2010
Last Class Day: August 12, 2010

How to Get Started in your Course
Before you go any further, click here to visit three screens that will give you important information about your course. Click here for your course syllabus.

After reviewing these screens, then proceed to the Table of Contents by selecting the link below.

Table of Contents

This page was last modified on July 11, 2010,
and is maintained by Dr. Geoffrey A. Grimes.