ENGLISH 373 - Literary Forms and Reformulations

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Hope College

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An examination of how literature interrogates and revises received traditions. By focusing on sequences of works, juxtaposed works, or the works of a single author, it examines imitations, critiques, and transformations within formal literary categories and within canons. Recent topics include History and Development of the Short Story; Contemporary Women's Poetry; From Page to Screen: Contemporary Literature and Film Adaptation; The Liar in Literature; Chaucer's Canterbury Tales; War Stories; ReWritings; On the Road - The Travel Narrative in American Literature; Telling Lives - Studies in Women's Autobiographical Prose. Two topics are offered every semester: 1. Shakespeare, 2. Literature for Children and Adolescents. May be repeated for additional credit with a different topic. Two or Four Credits Both Semesters

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hope.edu

Phone Number:

(616) 395-7000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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