| Detailed Course Description: This course will trace the short story from its early nineteenth-century American creators to current masters. We will discuss traditional literary elements such as character development, point-of-view, tone, etc. We will also situate texts in their historical context and ask questions regarding gender, race, class, religion, & psychology. By the semester's end, you will have gained a fuller understanding of the American short story and the society that influenced it. You will be able to: recognize major literary figures and thoughtfully analyze their works; identify recurrent themes; understand major literary movements (Romanticism, Realism, Naturalism, Modernism, Postmodernism); identify the social, political, and cultural undertones of the time; consider the purpose(s) of the literature.
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| Course Requirements: Writing: quizzes, unit papers, final, presentation (perhaps), a quilt square (art project)
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