ENGL 44129 - Twentieth Century Novels

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

This course opened with an examination of the novels of F. Scott Fitzgerald,"The Great Gatsby," "Tender is the Night," and the uncompleted "The Las Tycoon," which ended his career. Destruction, priviledge, and romance were major themes traced through each of the novels. The course ended with a series of novels by Nabokov, starting with "Lolita," through to "Speak, Memory," "Pnin," "Invitation to a Beheading" and "The Real Life of Sebastian Knight." Nabokov's virtuosic command over characterization was studied, as well as his ability to continually defy conventions of the novel.

Credits:

8.00

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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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