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ENGL.2120 The Short Story (Formerly 42.212)

Id: 005029 Credits Min: 3 Credits Max: 3

Description

This course teaches students how to sharpen their critical reading skills by learning to think about the short story in terms of its evolution over the last 200 years and by studying its literary techniques and themes. Student practice close, active reading as they examine and express their reactions to authors' works Readings may include authors such as Alexie, Alvarez, Baldwin, Bambara, Bechdel, Chekhov, Diaz, Faulkner, Gilman, Hawthorne, Hemingway, Irving, LeGuin, Lispector, Marquez, O'Connor, Poe, and Tolstoy.

Prerequisites

Pre-Req: ENGL.1020 College Writing II.

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