Category Archives: World Writers
The “Third World:” A Course Overview
The video below gives a course overview of MLS 634 – The “Third World,” a course I teach in the Master of Arts in Liberal Studies program at North Central College. It walks you through a recent syllabus, commenting on the books … Continue reading
Erich Auerbach’s “Mimesis”
This is the Lead Post in a series on Eric Auerbach’s landmark work Mimesis. Mimesis: The Representation of Reality in Western Literature. I believe one of my high school English teachers—Mr. James Ritchie?—mentioned off hand that he thought I’d like … Continue reading
Post-Colonial Literatures in English: A Writers List
> Go HERE for a list of prominent post-colonial writers who wrote their works originally in English, and to the links at the end of this post for “World Writers” written about on this site. After doing two anthologies … Continue reading