ENG 111 - Detective Fiction

Institution:

Felician University

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Description:

The course studies the evolution of the detec-tive novel from Edgar Allan Poe and Sir Ar-thur Conan Doyle to the present. It examines the genre's presentation of 19th century socie-ty's image of civility, propriety, and stability which the detective supports with his wits and moral authority. The course traces the genre's evolution through the 20th century's increas-ing incivility and instability against which the detective - now often a knight errant - strug-gles with increasingly compromised moral success. The divergent strains of American and British detective fiction will be compar ed. Prerequisi te: ENG 10

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.felician.edu

Phone Number:

(201) 559-6000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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