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ENGL248

Interpretation in Fiction
ENGL248 SP

Next Offered in 9798 SP

The fictional character, narrator, and implied reader as interpreters of the fictional world. Writers' versions of the interpretive act as keys to the interpretation of their works, and to the nature of interpretation in general.

MAJOR READINGS

Works of fiction by such writers as Raymond
Chandler, Dashiell Hammett, Balzac, Flaubert, Woolf, Henry
James, Wolfe, Kafka, Robbe-Grillet, Ellison, Calvino, and
Nabokov.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Three five page papers and a final exercise.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

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. This is an advanced fiction course, but students with an interest in the process of interpretation from whatever perspective are encouraged to enroll.

COURSE FORMAT: Seminar

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00 Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL

Prerequisites: None

Last Updated on MAR-10-1997




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