A_S 5070 - Global Mountain Literature (3)

When Offered: Spring, Even-numbered years
This course examines literature about mountains from around the world and across historical eras, using the techniques of comparative literary analysis. Primary course materials may range from early oral narratives and religious texts to the Greek and Roman worlds, Chinese mountain poetry, Romanticism, and mountain climbing narratives. Genres may include nature writing, novels, and short stories, among others. The course will address the global distribution of literary production about mountains by examining works from Africa, Asia, North and South America, Europe, and the Middle East. A limited amount of literature about the Appalachian Mountains is read for comparative purposes.