Texts

Endgame!$!Beckett, Samuel!$!Faber!$!!$!
y separately published work icon The Boat Nam Le , Camberwell : Hamish Hamilton , 2008 Z1495449 2008 selected work short story (taught in 42 units)

'In the magnificent opening story, "Love and Honor and Pity and Pride and Compassion and Sacrifice," a young writer is urged by his friends to mine his father's experiences in Vietnam - and what seems at first a satire on turning one's life into literary commerce becomes a transcendent exploration of homeland, and the ties between father and son. "Cartagena" provides a visceral glimpse of life in Colombia as it enters the mind of a fourteen-year-old hit man facing the ultimate test. In "Meeting Elise" an ageing New York painter mourns his body's decline as he prepares to meet his daughter on the eve of her Carnegie Hall debut. And with graceful symmetry, the final, title story returns to Vietnam, to a fishing trawler crowded with refugees where a young woman's bond with a mother and her small son forces both women to a shattering decision.' (From the author's website.)

Twelfth Night!$!Shakespeare, William!$!Oxford!$!!$!
Beloved!$!Morrison, Toni:!$!Random House!$!!$!
Poetry Reader!$!!$!Unicopy!$!!$!

Description

This course introduces students to English through the study of literary form. Focusing on the major literary genres of poetry, prose and drama, the course will examine ways of writing in English from a range of periods and cultural traditions including non-British and pre-Twentieth century. It will also introduce students to the specialised vocabulary of literary and textual analysis.

Assessment

Tutorial Preparation and Participation - 15%

Close Reading Exercise - 20%

Major Essay - 35%

Formal examination - 30%

Supplementary Texts

Glossary of Literary Terms 9e. Abrams M H

Short Guide To Writing About Literature 11E. Barnet and Cain

Other Details

Offered in: 2010, 2009
Levels: Undergraduate
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