ENGLISH 356
The Modern Novel
Please note: this is archived course information from 2022 for ENGLISH 356.
Description
A study of fiction. The prescribed works vary widely in their country of origin, formal elements and themes. Some are recognised as classics, while others show the new directions taken by the writers of the time. The texts are given detailed consideration as well as being placed within social and critical contexts.
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Availability 2022
Semester 2
Lecturer(s)
Coordinator(s) Joe Barnes
Reading/Texts
Patricia Highsmith, The Talented Mr Ripley
Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man
Chris Ware, Jimmy Corrigan, the Smartest Kid on Earth
Franz Kafka, The Trial
WG Sebald, The Emigrants
Haruki Murakami, South of the Border, West of the Sun
Michael Chabon, The Yiddish Policemen’s Union
Points
ENGLISH 356: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in English
Restrictions
ENGLISH 220