Academic Calendar - 2018 ARCHIVE

Western University Academic Calendar. - 2018ARCHIVE
Western Main Campus

English 2111F/G

THE SHORT STORY


This course examines the short story as a genre, ranging from the prose poem and short-short story to the novella, from the realistic to the allegorical and weird. Reading selections from the nineteenth century to the present, we will identify the literary strategies that make this form so effective.

Antirequisite(s): The former English 2511F/G.

Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in any 1000-level or above ā€œEā€ or combination of two 1000-level or above ā€œF/Gā€ courses from any department in the faculties of Arts and Humanities, Information and Media Studies (FIMS), or Music, or from the Department of Anthropology, the Department of History, the Department of Political Science, or permission of the Department.

Extra Information: 3 lecture hours.

Course Weight: 0.50
Breadth: CATEGORY B i  
Subject Code: ENGLISH