English 125E
: The Contemporary Novel
| Section | Semester | Instructor | Time | Location | Course Areas |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fall 2007 | Bishop, John
Bishop, John |
TTh 2-3:30 | 105 North Gate |
Other Readings and Media
Carter, A.: The Bloody Chamber; Beckett, S.: Watt; DeLillo, D.: Libra; McCarthy, C.: The Road; Nabokov, V.: Pale Fire; Pynchon, T.: Against the Day; Silko, L.: Ceremony
Description
An exploration of the novels listed above, all of them published since 1960. The course will move through these texts inductively, without any particular preconceptions or thematic axes to grind, in an effort both to understand these writers on their own terms and to discover among them commonly shared concerns and practices. There will be two shorter papers, a midterm, and a final exam.
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