GREAT BOOKS INDIA
Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Reading and composition based on 10 classic works of Indian literature ranging from the ancient Sanskrit epics to modern novels by Indian and western authors. Weekly composition on texts and topics read and discussed in class. Satisfies the first half of the Reading and Composition requirement.
Required Textbooks:
The Nuts and Bolts of College Writing by Michael Harvey, ISBN: 0872205738
The Rig Veda translated by Wendy Doniger O'Flaherty, Penguin Classics, ISBN: 0140444025
The Mahabharata: A Child's View by Samhita Arni, Tara Books, ISBN: 938034001X
The Bhagavad Gita by Eknath Easwaran, Vintage Classics, ISBN: 0375705554
A Woman's Ramayana: Candravati's Bengali Epic by Mandakranta Bose, Routledge, ISBN: 0415625297
Songs of Kabir by Rabindranath Tagore, Dover Classics, ISBN: 0486433587