ENGLISH 47/147: Masterpieces of Contemporary Literature (lecture) Taught by: Alice Staveley Fall Quarter, 2009-2010 TTh 11:00-12:30, Room: 200-030 | An examination of seven predominately twentieth-century novels juxtaposed to interrogate the contemporary moment. How do novelists understand the present by representing the past? How and why do novelists rewrite, reinvent, or renounce the plotlines of influential forebears? Genres introduced include Realism, Romance, Modernism, Postmodernism, Utopia/Dystopia. Topics include narrative form and voice, intertextuality, social satire, politics and war, time and memory, gender and race. Novels by Charlotte Bronte, Jean Rhys, George Orwell, Margaret Atwood, Virginia Woolf, Michael Cunningham and Ian McEwan. Relevant clips from recent film adaptations. This course fulfills the following Major Requirements:
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