ENG 240, 241 - The Nature of Narrative

Course unit(s): 1
Meets GAR: Meets general academic requirement HU (and W when offered as 241).
This course will explore the forms and functions of primarily prose narratives with particular attention to structure, point of view, and narrative conventions of time, space, plot, character, and “realism”. Different versions of the course will vary in focus and emphasis: some may survey a variety of forms and genres (short story, novel, memoir, autobiography) while others may concentrate on one or two of these. Satisfies departmental Prose requirement.