EN418 The Rise of the Novel
Pre-requisites: EN 211, EN 212
The course aims to examine the unique relationship of the novel as a genre to both language and culture by combining the study of several fictional texts (Eg. Joseph Conrad, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Cormac McCarthy) with some seminal theoretical writings on the subject (Eg. by Mikhail Bakhtin). As we read these important works of fiction and literary theory, we will attempt to draw preliminary conclusions about the evolution of the novel as a literary form. We willl also work on developing a critical vocabulary for discussing the novel's polyphonic and unfinalizable nature.
Prerequisite
EN211 [minimum grade = D] and
EN212 [minimum grade = D] or
EN211 [transfer credit] or
EN212 [transfer credit]