ENGL 820 - Imagining Home:A Comparative Novel Cours

Institution:

Trinity College

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Description:

In this course, we will study a selection of comparative novels that create conceptions of home, ranging from a desire for a place of one's own to the notion of home as either an idealized retreat from an unpleasant public sphere or a place of imprisonment. Authors to be studied include Dickens, V.S. Naipaul, Kate Chopin, Paule Marshall, Sinclair Lewis, and one recent American author to be determined. These issues will be considered within the context of various ethnic, racial, and cultural distinctions as well as individual choices. Note: This English course counts toward the American Studies Program. 1.00 units, Seminar

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1.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Trincoll.edu

Phone Number:

(860) 297-2000

Regional Accreditation:

New England Association of Schools and Colleges

Calendar System:

Semester

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