ENGL 308 Studies in the American Short Story

Study of representative works of such writers as Poe, Hawthorne, Twain, Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Welty, O'Connor, and Updike. 

Credits

3

Prerequisite

ENGL 102 or permission of instructor

Offered

Fall, odd years

Student Learning Outcomes

1. To demonstrate an in-depth knowledge of diverse authors, works, literary movements, cultural aspects, and forms of American short stories
2. To articulate how historical and cultural contexts inform and are influenced by American short stories
3. To compose convincing interp0retations of literary works using skills of close ready, textual analysis, and literary terminology
4. To recognize and evaluate ethical, moral, and sociopolitical issues, raised by the literature, through class discussions and course projects