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Academic Year 2002/2003

Book Reviewing: Fiction
ENGL 302 FA

A workshop in writing book reviews and an examination of the ways in which literary merit is assigned in our culture. Students will learn to write reviews and will study the purpose, contexts, and dynamics of book reviewing and literary prizes.

MAJOR READINGS

Tobias Wolff, The Night in Question
Amy Bloom, Come to Me
Denis Johnson, Jesus' Son
Philip Roth, Portnoy's Complaint
W.G. Sebald, The Rings of Saturn
Anne Michaels, Fugitive Pieces
Melinda Haynes, Mother of Pearl
The National Book Award nominees in Fiction, 1999

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Weekly writing assignments. Final project. Oral presentations. Attendance at supplementary lectures.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Graded   

Prerequisites: ENGL201 OR ENGL164 Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-18-2003

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