Course Description

37-394 Seminar: Form, Genre, and Literary Value F,W(3-0) [0.50]

This seminar focuses on textual conventions such as form, style, and genre as they inform the interaction between reader and text. The impact of these conventions on the processes of literary production, reception, the production of meaning, and the assessment of literary value will be explored in relation to a limited number of literary works. (Choice of focus and texts to be determined by individual instructors.) Writing- and presentation-intensive course.

Prerequisites: 37-206.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar