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ENGL248
Interpretation in Fiction
ENGL248 SP
Next Offered in 9899 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-03-1998
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