ENGL 20613 - American Short Story

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

A carefully detailed look at the history of a particular form of American narrative. Along the way we will construct a methodology for reading stories, and a series of critical questions that can serve to open a story to our understanding and appreciation. At times we will give our attention to one or two remarkable stories by a particular writer, stories like Herman Melville's "Bartleby the Scrivener" and F.Scott Fitzgerald's "Winter Dreams" and Stephen Crane's "The Open Boat." At other times we will work through a collection of stories to highlight the aspects of a writer's particular vision and craft. These collections might include John Updike's "Pigeon Feathers" and Ernest Hemingway's "In Our Time" and Nathaniel Hawthorne's "Mosses from an Old Manse" and Richard Brautigan's "Trout Fishing in America."

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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