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LIT2110 World Literature I OER

Readings for April VanCamp's LIT2110 course . The readings for this course are open educational resources. Almost all the readings are in the public domain. Where a reading is not in the public domain, we have received permission to reuse the material.

In-Text Example:
The first in-text citation includes the edition of the Bible you used, subsequent in-text citations only include the chapter and verse numbers when you are referring to the same edition of the Bible.

First in-text:

in-text, just one line: (King James Bible Solomon 2.4).

Subsequent in-text citations:

More than one line. …(Solomon 1.17-2.2).

Works Cited

The Bible, King James Version. “The Song of Solomon.” World Literature, Indian River State College Libraries, 2018, https://irsc.libguides.com/worldlit/love.  

Listen to "The Song of Solomon" Public Domain

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In-Text Example:

Cite the line(s) of the poem or play rather than the page number in the in-text citation.

... "love-dalliance" (Amaru 6).

Works Cited

Amaru, Kavi. “Amaru Shataka.” World Literature, translated by C.R. Devdhar, Indian River State College Libraries, 2018, https://irsc.libguides.com/worldlit/love.

In-Text Example:

Cite the line(s) of the poem or play rather than the page number in the in-text citation.

…(Sappho 7).

Works Cited

Sappho. “Some Think a Fleet.” World Literature, Indian River State College Libraries, 2018,  https://irsc.libguides.com/worldlit/love.

 

Listen to Sappho's Poems: 

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In-Text Example:

Cite the line(s) of the poem or play rather than the page number in the in-text citation.

…(Homer 8-9).

Works Cited

Homer. “Book VI: The Meeting Between Nausicaa and Ulysses.” The Odyssey, translated by Samuel Butler. World Literature, Indian River State College Libraries, 2018, https://irsc.libguides.com/worldlit/love.

Listen to "The Odyssey", Book 6 

In-Text Example:

Cite the line(s) of the poem or play rather than the page number in the in-text citation.

(Ovid 13-17).

 

Works Cited

Ovid. “Book 10: Fable VII.” The Metamorphoses. World Literature, Indian River State College Libraries, 2018, https://irsc.libguides.com/worldlit/love.

Listen to The Metamorphoses by Ovid: 

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