IN 313 - Highbrow Meets Lowbrow: James and Faulkner on Stage and Screen

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Emerson College

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The fiction of Henry James and William Faulkner, viewed through the lens of interdisciplinary theories of narrative and cultural capital, reveals how popular performance media are reflected in and shape the work of these literary giants. James and Faulkner are "highbrow" canonical authors inthe high art tradition, who also worked in "lowbrow" popular performance genres: James asa playwright and Faulkner as a screenwriter. The fiction of both writers has often been adapted for stage, film, and television.

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4.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.emerson.edu

Phone Number:

(617) 824-8500

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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