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ENLT 120 Intro. to Fictionplus or minus
3 cr. (CL)
An exploration of the nature of prose fiction, its elements and techniques. The emphasis is critical rather than historical. The range of works and the specific selections may vary with the individual instructor.
ENLT 134X FYS-Hardboiled Heroes & Gangstersplus or minus
3 cr. (FYS, CL)
The hardboiled tradition stretches from 1920s Hemingway to today's James Ellroy, Dennis Lehane, Clint Eastwood, and Coen Brothers. This class traces the way the genre has imagined detectives, gangsters, cowboys, and superheroes as representatives of the American experience, and it examines novels, stories, and films that define the tradition's evolution.
ENLT 140 English Inquiryplus or minus
3 cr. (CL)
An exploration of fiction, poetry, and drama. The approach is inductive; the aims are a greater understanding of literature, and an introduction to techniques of literary scholarship, theory, and research.
ENLT 258 Contemporary American Fictionplus or minus
3 cr. (CL, W, Area A-3, Prerequisites: ENLT 140 or the equivalent; any ENLT 120 & 179, inclusive)
A survey of American fiction from 1950 to the present. requirements include participation in class discussion, oral presentations, and sustained consultation with the instructor on the writing and revision of several critical essays.
ENLT 284 ST: Faulkner Literary Theoryplus or minus
3 cr.
Syllabus forthcoming for Fall 2021.
ENLT 490-491 Senior Seminarplus or minus
3 cr. (W)
The topics of these writing-intensive seminars vary from semester to semester. Based largely on student writing, presentations, and discussion, this capstone course is required in the major and culminates in the student's development of a seminar paper. May be repeated for credit. Enrollment limited to 15 students per section.
WRTG 213 Fiction Writing Iplus or minus
3 cr.
Designed to increase students' skills in writing short fiction, this course augments frequent practice in the genre with attention both to theories of short-story composition and to diverse examples. In a workshop atmosphere, students will read and discuss one another's work as well as fiction by well-known authors. Photocopying fee.
WRTG 214 Creative Nonfiction Writing Iplus or minus
3 cr.
Designed to develop skills in writing creative nonfiction prose, this course employs a workshop format and requires intensive reading and analysis of student work as well as work by noted practitioners such as Orwell, Baldwin, Didion, and Dillard
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Contact Us:
- Joe Kraus, Ph.D., Chair
- English & Theatre
- McDade Center for Literary & Performing Arts
- Scranton, PA 18510
- The University of Scranton
- Phone: 570-941-6331
- joseph.kraus@scranton.edu
