Literature 2703 - An Exalted Plainness:The Art of Nonfiction Prose

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Bard College

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Description:

It is tempting to pretend that nonfiction prose is simply a formalized version of the speaking voice. But it has deep antecedents in literary history, often more expansive in form, emotional content, and the power of the sentence than that which exists today. This course cuts across generic boundaries and historical periods-from the essay outward and from Elizabethan England forward-in search of useful literary examples of nonfiction prose. This is a practical seminar, intended to amplify and extend the imaginative tools and the grammar a student already possesses.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.bard.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 758-6822

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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