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Course Schedule - Spring Semester 2017
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ENGL 355 001 (CRN: 23909)
MODERN SHORT STORY
Long Title: MODERN SHORT STORY: TOWARDS AN ETHICS OF FICTION
Department: English
Instructor: Harter, Deborah
Meeting: 4:00PM - 5:15PM TR (9-JAN-2017 - 21-APR-2017)
Part of Term: Full Term
Grade Mode: Standard Letter
Course Type: Lecture
Language of Instruction: Taught in English
Distribution Group: Distribution Group I
Method of Instruction: Face to Face
Credit Hours: 3
Course Syllabus:
Course Materials: Rice Campus Store
Restrictions:
May not be enrolled in one of the following Level(s):
Graduate
Section Max Enrollment: 19
Section Enrolled: 23
Total Cross-list Max Enrollment: 19
Total Cross-list Enrolled: 24
Enrollment data as of: 20-JAN-2025 12:51AM
Final Exam: No Final Exam
Final Exam Time:
28-APR-2017
2:00PM - 5:00PM F
Description: Study of great modern short fiction with emphasis on reading as an ethical enterprise. Selected critical essays complement works from Melville to Maupassant, Flaubert to Kafka to O'Connor as we talk about alienation and solitude, death and violence and the vicissitudes of family. Cross-list: FREN 355. Recommended Prerequisite(s): Any 200-level course or above in English or French Studies, or HUMA 101 or 102.