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Academic Year 2003/2004
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.
COURSE FORMAT:
Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
ENGL201 OR ENGL164
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Last Updated on MAR-19-2004
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