Three Big Novels
ENGL 146
Fall 2017
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01
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| Certificates: Writing |
In this class we will read three long novels, from three different societies and eras, for the pleasure and enlightenment of their contents and style and also to examine the unique phenomenon of long-form attention to a vast fictional world. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
2017 titles:
Roberto Bolaño, THE SAVAGE DETECTIVES
George Eliot, MIDDLEMARCH
Salman Rushdie, MIDNIGHT'S CHILDREN
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Examinations and Assignments:
Students will keep a reading journal, complete two creative imitations (5 pages each), and write either a critical essay or a work of original short fiction (10 pages) inspired by questions raised by the course texts. |
| Instructor(s): Corcoran,Jonathan Times: .M.W... 08:20AM-09:40AM; Location: 116MTV102; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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