ENGL 242 courses are designed to provide an introduction to the skills and techniques associated with reading, analyzing, and writing about fictional literature. This particular course will familiarize the student with different periods of literature and the dominant modes of thought that have influenced fiction writers at various historical junctures; to this end, readings will be drawn from the Romantic, Realist, Modern, and Postmodern periods. In addition to improving reading and writing skills, the student should exit the course with a deeper appreciation for fictional literature and the ways in which fiction both reflects and influences society. Student responsibilities include daily attendance, active participation in discussions and activities, two online postings, two short paper proposals, and two 5-7 page papers with revisions.

Course Reader, which will include short stories, journal articles, and other short readings.

Texts:

• Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein. New York: Norton, 1995. [0393964582]
• Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick Eds. Herschel Parker and Harrison Hayford. New York: Norton, 2001. [0393972836]
• James, Henry. Daisy Miller Eds. David Lodge and Philip Horne. New York: Penguin, 2007. [0141441348]
• Woolf, Virginia. Mrs. Dalloway Ed. Bonnie Kime Scott. San Diego: Harvest/Harcourt, 2005. [0156030357]
• DeLillo, Don. White Noise: Text and Criticism. Ed. Mark Osteen. New York: Viking/Penguin, 1998. [ 0140274987]
• Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers (7th Ed.). New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2009. [1603290249]