The Armchair Adventurer (FYS)
ENGL 152F
Fall 2023
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01
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At the turn of the 20th century, stories of travel, action, and adventure enjoyed enormous market success and cultural prominence. This course examines the interaction between the adventure stories told in popular genre fiction--science fiction, historical romance, detective novels, children's literature, stories of overseas adventure, etc.--and their "high" literary cousins. We will read classic works of genre fiction in order to understand the appeal of these stories and storytelling modes, for both writers and readers, and to identify their generic structures, plots, and premises. And we will examine how prestige-oriented fiction drew from, adapted, and altered these conventions. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL-Creative W)(ENGL-Literature) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Arnold Bennett, THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL; John Buchan, THE THIRTY-NINE STEPS; Arthur Conan Doyle, THE ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES; Joseph Conrad, LORD JIM; Anthony Hope, THE PRISONER OF ZENDA; Henry James, THE TURN OF THE SCREW; Rudyard Kipling, KIM; Robert Louis Stevenson, TREASURE ISLAND; Jules Verne, AROUND THE WORLD IN 80 DAYS; P. G. Wodehouse, PICCADILLY JIM
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Examinations and Assignments:
writing exercises, essays, drafts and revisions |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: elective (FYS-level). |
| Instructor(s): Weiner,Stephanie Times: .M.W... 10:50AM-12:10PM; Location: OLIN204; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 2 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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| Total Submitted Requests: 4 | 1st Ranked: 3 | 2nd Ranked: 0 | 3rd Ranked: 0 | 4th Ranked: 1 | Unranked: 0 |
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