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CS92PROD
Interpretation in Fiction: The Reader in the Text
ENGL 249
Fall 2008
Section: 01  

Detective novels, classic existential narratives, and postmodern fictions share a fascination with the process of interpretation. Their protagonists read clues, solve puzzles, and confront mysteries. In this course we read examples of all three as versions of the human search for understanding.

Essential Capabilities: Interpretation
Course discusses interpretive processes as they are carried out by literary characters.
Credit: 1 Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL
Course Format: DiscussionGrading Mode: Graded
Level: UGRD Prerequisites: None
Fulfills a Major Requirement for: None
Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available

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