Literature 3500 - Advanced Fiction:The Novella

Institution:

Bard College

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Description:

The first semester of a yearlong class, intended for advanced and serious writers of fiction, on the "long story" or novella form. Students readnovellas by Henry James, Flaubert, Chekhov, Flannery O'Connor, Allan Gurganus, Amy Hempel, and Philip Roth. Using these primary texts for reference, the class discusses technical aspects of fiction writing, such as the use of time, narrative voice, openings, endings, dialogue, circularity, and editing, from the point of view of writers, focusing closely on the student's own work. In addition to writing weekly responses to assigned reading, students are expected to write and revise a novella.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

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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