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Academic Year 2004/2005
Techniques of Fiction
ENGL 206 SP
An introduction to the elements of fiction and a range of contemporary styles, for people who want to write or simply to increase their understanding and appreciation of short stories.
MAJOR READINGS
Stories by some of the masters - Chekhov, Hemingway, de Maupassant, Poe - and by many American contemporaries, including Denis Johnson, Amy Bloom, Tobias Wolff, Jhumpa Lahiri, Junot Diaz, Mary Gaitskill, and Antonya
Nelson.
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
Several short exercises in various elements of fiction and two short stories. Attendance at every class required.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
May not be taken in addition to English 210, Fiction Now.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture/Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
NONE
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Last Updated on MAR-21-2005
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