ENGL 302 Narrative and the Novel
Texts
Novels (in order of use)
- Graham Greene, The Quiet American (Vintage)
- Julian Barnes, A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters (Picador)
- Andrea Levy, Small Island (Review)
- Shirley Hazzard, The Transit of Venus (Virago)
- Virginia Woolf, Mrs Dalloway (Harvest)
- Michael Cunningham, The Hours (4th Estate)
- David Lodge, Thinks... (Penguin)
Textbook
- Paul Cobley, Narrative (Routledge)
Recommended Texts
- Shlomith Rimmon-Kenan, Narrative Fiction: Contemporary Poetics, 2nd ed. (Routledge)
- Jane Smiley, Thirteen Ways of Looking at the Novel (Anchor)
Assessment Items
- 2 x 2500-word essays (45% each)
- Preparation for and participation in class discussions and activities (10%)