ENGL 361 - Intro to Writing Fiction

Unit(s): 4

What makes literary fiction ‘fiction’? What makes it ‘literary’? Why do we read and write it? What are our expectations of it? In this course, we will focus on an exploration of the various technical, stylistic, aesthetic, ethical, and formal aspects of literary short fiction, novellas, and novels. Students will read a diverse range of short and long fiction, which may include writings by Woolf, Duras, Doctorow, Wideman, Chekhov, Wharton, and Carver, and will respond to the writings both critically and creatively.

Prerequisite: ENGL 195 or ENGL 192 or ENGL 201 or ENGL 202 or ENGL 203 or ENGL 204 or ENGL 205 or ENGL 206 or ENGL 207 or ENGL 208 or ENGL 209 or ENGL 210 or ENGL 211 or ENGL 212 or ENGL 215 or ENGL 220 or ENGL 221 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 235 or ENGL 295 or CMPL 195 or CMPL 200 or CMPL 210 or CMPL 295
Restriction: Field of Study restricted to English Major
College of Arts and Sciences