Official Course
Description: MCCCD Approval: 3-22-1994 |
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ENH275
1994 Summer I - 9999 |
LEC
3.0 Credit(s) 3.0 Period(s) 3.0 Load Acad |
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Modern
Fiction |
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Includes
novels and short stories of modern writers which reflect significant themes
of our time. Prerequisites: None. Course
Attribute(s): General
Education Designation: Humanities and Fine Arts - [HU] |
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MCCCD
Official Course Competencies: |
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ENH275 1994
Summer I - 9999 |
Modern Fiction |
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Define modern fiction. (I) |
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Explain how modern fiction represents the question of
meaning, problems of perception, and ways of thinking and knowing. (I) |
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Describe narrative techniques representative of modern
fiction. (I, II) |
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Describe how modern writers represent time and memory in
human thought processes. (II) |
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Explain how characterization and the writer's style
underscore theme in modern fiction. (II) |
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Describe how setting, symbolism, point-of-view, and plot
relates to the story as a whole. (II) |
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Describe the ways that scientific theory (e.g. Darwinism,
Freudian theory) manifests itself in works of this period. (III) |
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Explain the impact of various schools of political and
sociological thought (e.g. Marxism) on fiction of the 20th century. (III) |
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Identify recurring themes (e.g. alienation, escape) in the
fiction of the modern period. (III) |
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Explain the relationship of cultural and social values to
literature. (III) |
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Describe the
impact of major historical movements (e.g. Civil rights, feminism) and events
(World War II, Vietnam) on the fiction of the modern period. (III) |
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MCCCD
Official Course Outline: |
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ENH275 1994
Summer I - 9999 |
Modern Fiction |
I. Modern fiction A. Definition B. Represent questions 1. Meaning 2. Problems of perception 3. Thinking and knowing C. Narrative techniques II. Modern writers A. Represent time B. Represent memory C. Characterization - theme
D. Writers style - theme E. Story relationships 1. Setting 2. Symbolism 3. Point of view 4. Plot III. Influence on modern
fiction A. Scientific theory 1. Darwinism 2. Freudian theory B. Political and
sociological thought 1. Marxism 2. Other C. Recurring themes 1. Alienation 2. Escape D. Cultural and social
values E. Historical movements 1. Civil rights 2. Feminism 3. WWII 4. Vietnam 5. Other |