| Detailed Course Description: An introduction to a very useful and (currently) fairly hot topic: the study of narrative and its applications. The readings reflect the attention that will be paid, not only to narrative as a category of analysis, but also as an object of interpretation. Literary readings range from classic narratives to considerably less familiar works--but students will be encouraged to bring in their own favorite narratives as well. |
| Required Texts: CRITICAL/THEORETICAL: Dorrit Cohn, Transparent Minds; Gérard Genette, Narrative Discourse and Narrative Discourse Revisited; Frank Kermode, The Sense of an Ending; Wolf Schmid, Narratology. LITERARY: Egil’s Saga; Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice; Ford Madox Ford, The Good Soldier; Muriel Spark, All the Stories. |
