English and Creative Writing [131F,S] - The Experience of Reading: Books as Stories, Books as Objects

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Hamilton College

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Consideration not only of stories in books but also the representations of readers and reading within them and about the cultural and physical experience of reading. How have attitudes toward reading changed over time? Works by Bunyan, Franklin, Blake, Austen, Alcott, Stevenson, Haddon, Creech. Workshops using Hamilton's Rare Book and Book Arts collections and manual printing press. (Writing-intensive.) (Proseminar.) Open to first year students and sophomores only; not open to students who have taken a 100- or 200-level course in English. Maximum enrollment, 16.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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