Fall 2008

E 348 • Twentieth-Century Short Story

Course Description

We shall read a variety of short fictions by “modernist” and “postmodernist” writers. In reading these fictions, we will not only ask questions about fictional form, but also raise questions about “modernism” and “postmodernism,” place these texts in a literary and historical perspective, and examine how they have been read and re-read by critics.

Grading Policy

Three short papers (4 typed pages) 25% each
One final longer paper (6-8 typed pages) 25%

Class attendance is essential.

Texts

Charters, ed., The Story and Its Writer
Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual
Additional supplementary text or texts

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