COMP 111
Nature of Narrative
Fall 2016
Division I
Writing Skills
Cross-listed
ENGL 120
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Class Details
This course examines the nature and workings of narrative using texts drawn from a wide range of literary traditions, media, and genres. Readings will include Greek and Chinese classics (Homer and others), 19th-century French, German, and Russian fiction (Zola, Kleist, Lermontov), Latin American magic realism (Marquez), and visual literature from stage drama to film and graphic memoir (Oscar Wilde, Sam Mendes, Alison Bechdel). We will also read some short works of literary theory from around the world to help us broaden our idea of what literature can be and do. All readings in English.
The Class:
Format: seminar
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 2027
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Limit: 19
Expected: 19
Class#: 2027
Grading: no pass/fail option, yes fifth course option
Requirements/Evaluation:
regular attendance and participation, ungraded creative project, several short response assignments, two 4- to 5-page papers, and one paper rewrite
Extra Info:
may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites:
none
Enrollment Preferences:
students considering a major in Comparative Literature
Distributions:
Division I
Writing Skills
Notes:
This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
COMP 111 Division I ENGL 120 Division I
COMP 111 Division I ENGL 120 Division I
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COMP 111 - 01 (F) SEM Nature of Narrative
COMP 111 - 01 (F) SEM Nature of NarrativeDivision I Writing SkillsTF 1:10 pm - 2:25 pm
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