Narrative Theory
ENGL 303
Spring 2009
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01
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This course provides an introduction to the tradition of narrative theory through a sustained engagement with three core narrative-theoretical concepts: structure, text, and time. Melville's novella BENITO CERENO will supply the narrative to which we will return as we study the theory and through which we will test the powers and the limits, both analytical and historical, of our theorists. In each case, we will move from the theory itself toward approaches that challenge or modify its terms. |
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Essential Capabilities:
None |
| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Lecture / Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: ENGL201 |
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Fulfills a Major Requirement for: (CSCT)(ENGL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Aristotle, POETICS
M.M. Bakhtin, THE DIALOGIC IMAGINATION
Roland Barthes, S/Z
Gérard Genette, NARRATIVE DISCOURSE
Herman Melville, BENITO CERENO
Vladimir Propp, MORPHOLOGY OF THE FOLKTALE
Additional selections from Marx, Freud, Frye, Lévi-Strauss, Ricoeur, and others.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Weekly short papers. One medium-length essay (12-15 pp.) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course meets the Theory requirement for the English major. |
| Instructor(s): Garrett,Matthew Carl Times: ..T.R.. 02:40PM-04:00PM; Location: FISK115; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: 8 | JR major: 7 | | |
| Seats Available: 7 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: 1 | JR non-major: 1 | SO: 2 | FR: X |
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