EN 301 - The Art of the Essay

Institution:

Fisher College

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Description:

Prerequisite: EN 102. To understand more fully the craft of essay writing, students will learn about the history of this genre and will read nonfi ction works by contemporary and traditional essay writers. Through a series of writing assignments, students will produce personal essays that will help them fi nd and develop their own writer's voice. The course will examine essays by such historical and contemporary writers as Lamb, Hazlitt, Addison and Steele, Montaigne, Emerson, Orwell, White, Hoagland, Didion, Welty, and Dillard. A library component is included.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.fisher.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 236-8800

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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