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ENG-3113: Narrative strategies in modern fiction Work Load
10 credits (ECTS) | Type of course
Theoretical subject | Level of course/Year of study
First or second year at master´s level | Language of instruction
English | Examination semester
Spring
| Objectives
Through the close-reading of selected texts we will examine of the use of narrative strategies in fiction from the 19th century to the present. These strategies will be closely related to thematic and other formal features of narrative (such as plot, characterization, setting, and imagery/symbolism). The syllabus includes a selection of novels (approx. 4-6) which may be seen as representative of their respective literary periods. | Contents
The course gives a thorough introduction to narrative strategies in novels from the 19th and 20th century. | Form of teaching
Approx. 13 weeks of teaching and 4 weeks of individual/project work.
| Exam and assessment
Mid-term paper (up to 10 pages) and a written school exam (6 hours) at the end of the term. The mid-term paper counts for 1/2 and the wriiten exam for 1/2 of the final grade. | Date(s) of written examination
15.05.2007
The exam date is preliminary and may be subject to change. Definitive exam date will be announced on the notice boards at the faculties in the beginning of May for the spring semester and in the beginning of November for the autumn semester. | Contact person/lecturer
Associate Professor Sandra Lee Kleppe, tel.: 776 45619, email: sandra.lee.kleppe@hum.uit.no | Recommended reading/syllabus
See faculty homepage | Course overlap
ENG-3113 -H05 10 sp |
Teaching spring 2007
Første forelesning: Tirsdag 9. januar kl 1215, rom A 3012 | | Forelesning | Foreleser F.aman. Sandra Lee Kleppe
| | Midtterminoppgave | Innlevering av utkast uke 13.
Endelig innlevering uke 18. |
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