European Short Fiction

Fall Semester only (Visiting faculty, course available Fall 2012) | 3 credits | Elective
Majors: Literature

This course will focus on interpreting classical and modern stories from authors such as Joyce (Ireland), Camus (France), Tolstoy (Russia), Lawrence (England), Kafka (Austria), Unamuno (Spain), and Conrad (Poland), contrasting them with a few typical American stories by Steinbeck, Faulkner, and Hemingway in order to determine what makes European short fiction distinctive.

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This is a Draft Syllabus. It is subject to change up until the first day of classes.

Instructors

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  Joel Weinsheimer

  Ph.D. (English, Ohio State University, 1973). Morse-Alumni Distinguished Teaching Professor, Emeritus University of Minnesota. Has published numerous books in the field of literary theory, education and hermeneutics. DIS Visiting Faculty, Fall 2012.