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ENGLISH 352P
Critical Approaches To The Short Story
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In this course the student will explore the short story as a literary genre. Stories will range from the early masters such as Chekov, Kafka, and Hawthorne through contemporary offerings from Lessing, Mishima, and Achebe. Several critical approaches will be presented including formalism, New Historicism, and race/class/gender criticism. Students will keep a reading journal covering all material read for the course, and will be assessed on the basis of this journal, a mid-term and a final examination. Prerequisites: None.
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Credits: 4 hours
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ENGLISH 354P
Masterpieces Of Fiction
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The goal of this independent study is to provide the student with time and space to read and respond to 7-9 critically acclaimed and classic novels. Students will be allowed to choose the novels they wish to read from a list of 50 that will be provided by the instructors. This course must be taken in conjunction with at least one of the other two courses in this block in order to ensure that the student has exposure to literary theory. Students will be assessed on the basis of their response journal, casual oral examination, and a critical essay. Prerequisites: None.
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Credits: 4 hours
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ENGLISH 460PW
Written Discourse: Speaking, Writing, Composing
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Written Discourse: Speaking, Writing, Composing
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Credits: 4 hours
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