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In the early decades of the 20th century, modernist writers developed distinctive new strategies in order to capture and explore the experience of modern life. By looking at short and longer fiction, we shall examine a number of diverse, innovative and challenging works. We shall discuss not only texts but also contexts and relevant critical debates to ground our reading. No prior knowledge is necessary.
No prior knowledge is required.
1. Introduction.
2. Katherine Mansfield, Selected Stories.
3. James Joyce, A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man.
4. Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse.
5. F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby.
6. Nella Larsen, Passing.
7. Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man.
Teaching is based around guided discussion with contextualisation and introductory material supplied by the tutor.
By the end of the course students should be able to:
Read actively rather than passively;
Demonstrate a working knowledge of the vocabulary of literary analysis;
Explain and apply correctly terms such as ‘modern’ and postmodern’;
Assess and account for the form, structure and content of the texts studied.
Essential:
Ellison, Ralph. 2001. Invisible Man (1952). London: Penguin.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott. 2000. The Great Gatsby (1925). London: Penguin.
Joyce, James. 2000. Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man (1916). London: Penguin
Larsen, Nella. 2001. Passing. (1929) In The Complete Fiction of Nella Larsen. New York: Anchor/ Random House.
Mansfield, Katherine. 2008. Selected Stories, ed. by Angela Smith. Oxford World's Classics.
Woolf, Virginia. 1992. To the Lighthouse (1927). London: Penguin
Handouts will be provided.
If you have questions regarding the course or enrolment, please contact COL Reception at Paterson's Land by email COL@ed.ac.uk or by phone 0131 650 4400.
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