Author(s): 
Janice Campbell
High school students will put literary analysis skills into practice as they study and write about nine great works of literature from around the world.
† Contains distinctly Christian content
 
This challenging, self-directed course introduces students to world literature in a chronological historical, literary, and artistic context, while developing skills in writing and literary analysis. Students will perform in-depth research throughout this advanced high school course.
 
By the end of the course, students will
possess a broad knowledge of significant works of world literature
have specific understanding of selected representative texts by major authors of the times and places studied
have a general understanding of the historical and cultural contexts of the works
be able to analyze literary texts and present thoughtfully developed ideas in writing
demonstrate competence in essay organization, style, and mechanics
demonstrate competence in the MLA style of source documentation
Works studied in this course:
The Odyssey by Homer
Antigone by Sophocles
The Aeneid by Virgil
Inferno by Dante Alighieri
Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes
Les Misérables by Victor Hugo
The Portable Nineteenth-Century Russian Reader
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
Out of Africa by Isak Dinesen 
(Additional works are suggested throughout for those who wish to make this an honors course.)
Suggested prerequisites:
Literary analysis: Windows to the World (along with its accompanying resource, A Syllabus for Introduction to Literary Analysis); as well as Excellence in Literature: American Literature or Excellence in Literature: British Literature
Writing: The Elegant Essay
Prior experience in IEW's Structure and Style method is helpful but not required.
 
WATCH VIDEOS/EXCERPTS
Andrew's introduction to Excellence in Literature
 
Samples
EIL-5 Sample.pdf