Spring 2017 | ENGL 1701 Section 001: Modern Fiction (50708)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Tue, Thu 11:15AM - 12:30PMUMTC, East BankBell Museum Of Natural History 100
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic techniques for analyzing/understanding fiction. Readings from novels and short stories written in English-speaking countries and elsewhere (in translation). Introduction to fictional techniques such as point of view, fictional conventions, and some forms of experimentation.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?tandy004+ENGL1701+Spring2017
- Class Description:
It is our most "modern" genre, and as such, I could have justified choosing novels from the early 1700s and short fiction from the 1800s, but I'll keep it more contemporary than that. At its origins fiction was a disreputable beast, and as such had a freedom to push boundaries and misbehave in ways that its eminent and established older cousin, poetry, could not. Since the 19th century, short fiction and novels have maintained a nicely balanced space between experimentation and accessibility, while at the same time reminding us that stories are central to the human condition; every human culture tells stories. They define us: as individuals, as families, as societies, as humans.
0A- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/50708/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 January 2017
Spring 2017 | ENGL 1701 Section 002: Modern Fiction (52029)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Wed 04:40PM - 07:10PMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 215
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic techniques for analyzing/understanding fiction. Readings from novels and short stories written in English-speaking countries and elsewhere (in translation). Introduction to fictional techniques such as point of view, fictional conventions, and some forms of experimentation.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?andre639+ENGL1701+Spring2017
- Class Description:
It is our most "modern" genre, and as such, I could have justified choosing novels from the early 1700s and short fiction from the 1800s, but I'll keep it more contemporary than that. At its origins fiction was a disreputable beast, and as such had a freedom to push boundaries and misbehave in ways that its eminent and established older cousin, poetry, could not. Since the 19th century, short fiction and novels have maintained a nicely balanced space between experimentation and accessibility, while at the same time reminding us that stories are central to the human condition; every human culture tells stories. They define us: as individuals, as families, as societies, as humans.
0A- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52029/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 January 2017
Spring 2017 | ENGL 1701 Section 003: Modern Fiction (52158)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Tue, Thu 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankLind Hall 229
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic techniques for analyzing/understanding fiction. Readings from novels and short stories written in English-speaking countries and elsewhere (in translation). Introduction to fictional techniques such as point of view, fictional conventions, and some forms of experimentation.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?sandl029+ENGL1701+Spring2017
- Class Description:
It is our most "modern" genre, and as such, I could have justified choosing novels from the early 1700s and short fiction from the 1800s, but I'll keep it more contemporary than that. At its origins fiction was a disreputable beast, and as such had a freedom to push boundaries and misbehave in ways that its eminent and established older cousin, poetry, could not. Since the 19th century, short fiction and novels have maintained a nicely balanced space between experimentation and accessibility, while at the same time reminding us that stories are central to the human condition; every human culture tells stories. They define us: as individuals, as families, as societies, as humans.
0A- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52158/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 January 2017
Spring 2017 | ENGL 1701 Section 004: Modern Fiction (52441)
- Instructor(s)
- Class Component:
- Lecture
- Credits:
- 3 Credits
- Grading Basis:
- Student Option
- Instructor Consent:
- No Special Consent Required
- Instruction Mode:
- In Person Term Based
- Class Attributes:
- UMNTC Liberal Education RequirementFreshman Full Year Registration
- Times and Locations:
- Regular Academic Session01/17/2017 - 05/05/2017Mon, Wed 09:45AM - 11:00AMUMTC, East BankBurton Hall 125
- Also Offered:
- Course Catalog Description:
- Basic techniques for analyzing/understanding fiction. Readings from novels and short stories written in English-speaking countries and elsewhere (in translation). Introduction to fictional techniques such as point of view, fictional conventions, and some forms of experimentation.
- Class Notes:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?olso6529+ENGL1701+Spring2017
- Class Description:
- Our course examines various works of modern and postmodern fiction and, in so doing, considers the relationship between the cultural preoccupations of the present and the recent past. We'll read contemporary texts by Egan, Flynn, and Harbach, as well as older works by Kafka and Faulkner, among others. Students can expect to write two essays, engage in three to five seminar discussions, and complete three short exams.
- Grading:
- Exams (essay and short answer); detailed, guided homework assignments and related in-class work. If you choose to take this class "S/N," please be aware that in order for your work to be considered "Satisfactory" you must complete all three exams and all three homework assignments. You cannot calculate your points and decide to simply not complete one of these components.
- Textbooks:
- https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/52441/1173
- Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
- 10 January 2017
ClassInfo Links - Spring 2017 English Classes
- To link directly to this ClassInfo page from your website or to save it as a bookmark, use:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ENGL&catalog_nbr=1701&term=1173
- To see a URL-only list for use in the Faculty Center URL fields, use:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ENGL&catalog_nbr=1701&term=1173&url=1
- To see this page output as XML, use:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ENGL&catalog_nbr=1701&term=1173&xml=1
- To see this page output as JSON, use:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ENGL&catalog_nbr=1701&term=1173&json=1
- To see this page output as CSV, use:
- http://classinfo.umn.edu/?subject=ENGL&catalog_nbr=1701&term=1173&csv=1
ClassInfo created and maintained by the Humphrey School of Public Affairs.
If you have questions about specific courses, we strongly encourage you to contact the department where the course resides.