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21L.003

Reading Fiction

3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H · Undergraduate

Samples prose narrative from different traditions, examining texts that feature distinctive styles and formal rhythms in their social and historical contexts. May include European and US classics, alongside global and contemporary authors. Considers writing and reading as forms of social engagement, with special attention to the ways that authors borrow from and innovate on the past. Enrollment limited.

Fall 2015 · Reading Fiction: Imaginary Journeys

Topics

  • Introduction
  • Odyssey , excerpts from Book I; Books 9–12
  • Odyssey
  • Chrétien. “The Knight of the Cart” In Arthurian Romances
  • “The Knight of the Cart” (continued)
  • Don Quixote , Prologue and Chapters 1–5, 7–22, and 52 (i.e., pp. 11–51, 58–186, and 467–79)
  • Don Quixote
  • Gulliver’s Travels , Parts 1 and 4 (“A Voyage to Lilliput” and “A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms”)
  • Gulliver’s Travels (continued)
  • Frankenstein
  • Frankenstein (continued)
  • Heart of Darkness
  • Heart of Darkness (continued)
  • To the Lighthouse
  • To the Lighthouse (continued)

Readings

  • [Odyssey] = Lattimore, Richmond. The Odyssey of Homer . Translated by Richmond Lattimore. Harper Colophon Books, 1975.
    Required
  • [Arthurian Romances] = Troyes, Chrétien de. Arthurian Romances . Translated by William W. Kibler. Penguin Classics, 2004. ISBN: 9780140445213.
    Required
  • [Don Quixote] = Saavedra, Miguel de Cervantes. Don Quixote . Translated by John Rutherford. Penguin Classics, 2003. ISBN: 9780142437230.
    Required
  • [Gulliver’s Travel] = Swift, Jonathan. Gulliver’s Travels . Oxford World’s Classics, 2009. ISBN: 9781439586204.
    Required
  • [Frankenstein] = Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein . Penguin Classics, 2007. ISBN: 9780143105039.
    Required
  • [Heart of Darkness] = Conrad, Joseph. Heart of Darkness . Penguin Classics, 2012. ISBN: 9780143106586.
    Required
  • [To the Lighthouse] = Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse . Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1989. ISBN: 9780156907392.
    Required
  • SES #: 1 · TOPICS / READINGS: Introduction
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 2 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Odyssey] excerpts from Book 1; Books 9–12
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 3 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Odyssey] excerpts from Book 1; Books 9-12 (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 4 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Arthurian Romances] “The Knight of the Cart”
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 5 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Arthurian Romances] “The Knight of the Cart” (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 6 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Don Quixote] Prologue and Chapters 1–5, 7–22, and 52 (i.e., pp. 11–51, 58–186, and 467–79)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 7 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Don Quixote]
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 8 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Gulliver’s Travels] Parts 1 and 4, “A Voyage to Lilliput” and “A Voyage to the Houyhnhnms”
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 9 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Gulliver’s Travels] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 10 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Frankenstein]
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 11 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Frankenstein] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 12 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Frankenstein] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 13 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Frankenstein] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 14 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Heart of Darkness]
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 15 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Heart of Darkness] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 16 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Heart of Darkness] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 17 · TOPICS / READINGS: [Heart of Darkness] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 18 · TOPICS / READINGS: [To the Lighthouse]
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 19 · TOPICS / READINGS: [To the Lighthouse] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 20 · TOPICS / READINGS: [To the Lighthouse] (continued)
    Reading assignment
  • SES #: 21 · TOPICS / READINGS: [To the Lighthouse] (continued)
    Reading assignment
Fall 2003 · Introduction to Fiction

Topics

  • Introduction
  • Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Vol. 1
  • Austen, Jane. Northanger Abbey. Vol. II
  • Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. Ch. 1-12.
  • Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. To Conclusion.
  • Melville, Herman, Typee. Ch. 1-10.
  • Melville, Herman, Typee. Ch. 11-22.
  • Melville, Herman, Typee. Through “Afterword”.
  • Tolstoy, Leo. “Hadji Murad”.
  • Tolstoy, Leo. “Hadji Murad”. Continued.
  • Keller, Nora Okja. Comfort Woman. Ch. 1-10.
  • Keller, Nora Okja. Comfort Woman. To Conclusion.
  • Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Ch. 1-8.
  • Wilde, Oscar. The Picture of Dorian Gray. Ch. 9-20.
  • Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Ch. 1-18.
  • Chopin, Kate. The Awakening. Ch. 19-39.
  • Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse . Pp 3-62.
  • Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse . Pp 62-124.
  • Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse . Pp 124-143.
  • Woolf, Virginia. To The Lighthouse . Pp 145-209.
  • Conclusion

Readings

Spring 2002 · Introduction to Fiction

Topics

  • Introductory
  • Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice.
  • Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice. (continued)
  • Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Tell-Tale Heart.” In Charters.
  • Gogol, Nikolai. “The Overcoat.” In Charters.
  • Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations.
  • Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations. (continued)
  • Tolstoy, Leo. “Death of Ivan Ilych.” In Charters.
  • Tolstoy, Leo. “Death of Ivan Ilych.” In Charters. (continued)
  • Chekhov, Anton. “The Lady with the Pet Dog.” In Charters.
  • Conrad, Joseph. The Secret Sharer.
  • Conrad, Joseph. The Secret Sharer. (continued)
  • Lawrence, D. H. “Odour of Chrysanthemums.” In Charters.
  • Joyce, James. “Araby.” In Charters.
  • Joyce, James. “The Dead.” In Charters.
  • Kafka, Franz. “The Metamorphosis.” In Charters.
  • Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse.
  • Woolf, Virginia. To the Lighthouse. (continued)
  • O’Connor, Flannery. “Good Country People.” In Charters.
  • Oates, Joyce Carol. “Where Are You Going, …?” In Charters.

Readings

Prerequisites & course information

Prereq: None U (Fall) 3-0-9 units. HASS-H; CI-H

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