ENG 202 - Fiction

 
Description
This is a course in the comparative study of the short story and novel. Emphasis is on the American and European literary forms.

1. Describe the rise of the novel and short story (historical antecedents will be studied as appropriate).
2. Define the conventions of fiction writing in different countries and periods.
3. Apply a wide variety of convention to their interpretations of texts.
4. Analyze literature from a variety of critical perspectives, including formalist, genre, historical, linguistic, philosophical, sociological, and psychological.
5. Deepen critical thinking skills by writing analyses and/or giving oral presentations on specific literary texts.
6. Synthesize information in a comprehensive essay examination at the conclusion of the course.
7. Assess and critique theories of the novel and short story, including the nature and value of canonical texts.

1. The rise and evolution of the novel and short story
2. Conventional techniques such as points of view choices and effects
3. Motifs and themes commonly encountered in fiction
4. Application of literary theories in the analysis of fiction

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