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MFA 650: Word for Word
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
Examines the creative use of diction, syntax, punctuation, and cadence by writers in all genres. Students study the impact of language and grammar as functions of literary style and agents of literary meaning, and apply new linguistic strategies to their own writing.
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MFA 651: Developments in the Novel
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
Beginning with novels in the mid-nineteenth century and advancing to the mid-twentieth century, this course addresses major literary movements, such as psychological realism, modernism, and postmodernism, and considers literature in English and in translation. Novels are analyzed in relation to historical context and aesthetic tradition.
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MFA 653: Research for Writing
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
This course is a practical introduction to research techniques and strategies for writers of literary prose. Designed for nonfiction and fiction writers, its fundamental objective is to teach students how to conduct print and first-person research and to understand exactly how such research will benefit their writing. Writers of historical fiction, novels, memoirs, nonfiction narratives, and essays will find the strategies covered in this course germane to their work.
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MFA 654: American Poetry and Poetics
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
The American tradition in poetry is explored, from Whitman to the present, with a focus on the historical development of poetic thought. The course follows shifting ideologies and social contexts, and examines the way literary schools and counter- influences create a new American poetry for the modern era. Students read both the poetry and poetics of selected authors, and develop their own poetics. Offered in the Fall.
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MFA 655: The Architecture of Prose
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
A study of narrative structure, examining authors' strategies for building arcs of conflict, sustaining tension, pacing sequences of action, and achieving a sense of closure. By examining a range of literary models, students learn to plot the architecture of their own full-length manuscripts. Readings include works that adhere to a traditional narrative arc as well as those that use the arc as a point of departure. Offered in the Spring.
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MFA 661: Evolution of the Short Story
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
This course concentrates on the masters of the short story from the mid-nineteenth century to the mid-twentieth century. Addressing major literary movements, such as psychological realism, modernism, and postmodernism, the course considers literature in English and in translation. Stories are analyzed in relation to historical context and aesthetic tradition.
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MFA 662: Contemporary Experiments in Fiction
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
This course on experimental and radical approaches to fictional prose emphasizes writers who work against the conventions of realism and how they make meaning out of their departures. Readings drawn from around the world make use of such strategies as discontinuous narratives, metafictional techniques, and non-narrative forms and serve as models to encourage students to take risks in their own writing.
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MFA 663: Ethical Issues in Writing
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
What kinds of moral responsibilities-and consequences-attend the act of authorship Using some combination of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, this course examines ethical dilemmas that writers come up against in pursuit of their art, and asks students to investigate their own aesthetic and moral issues.
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MFA 664: Poetry International
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
This course examines major developments in modern world poetry by looking at a range of literary traditions and historical contexts of non-English-speaking poets. Though most work is read in translation, reference to original languages is encouraged. Students work on translating from chosen languages, and the class examines both the problems and the excitement of reading beyond one's borders. Offered in the Spring.
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MFA 670: Intention and Design in Prose
3.00 Credits
University of San Francisco
This course examines how a writerfrom idea to sketch to final draft. Close examinations of finished literary works in fiction and nonfiction are augmented by the writerletters, essays, notebooks, preliminary drafts, and other aesthetic statements. Students investigate how sensibility is expressed by craft, with an emphasis on the process of composition and revision.
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