LIT 216 - Forms of the Short Story

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Bentley University

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The modern short story is characterized by its movement toward a moment of realization or insight. How can we decipher and benefit from this insight Studies the different forms a short story can take and the different ends to which individual writers subject the form. Includes writers who have contributed to the development of the modern short story (such as Anton Chekhov, Edgar Allan Poe, and Katherine Mansfield) and more recent innovators (such as Ernest Hemingway and Raymond Carver).Incorporates the stories of visiting writers who come to Bentley to share their work. C I

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3.00

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Lecture

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www.bentley.edu

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(800) 523-2354

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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