The Summer Session course description for Literature for the 21st Century with correct book list is now up on the NYU website:
http://www.scps.nyu.edu/course-detail/LITR1-CE9054/20122/literature-for-the-21st-century
H.H. Dalai Lama: Beyond Religion: Ethics for a Whole World
(*****)
Maxine Hong Kingston: I Love a Broad Margin to My Life
Always ahead of the curve - written in verse. (*****)
Harold Bloom: The Anatomy of Influence: Literature as a Way of Life
Bloom's back! But then again, he never left. A return to his signature theme.