Welcome to The Novel, English 260, Spring 2016
Tuesdays: 2:15-3:15 (MB68)
Thursdays: 2:15-4:25 (E401)
Three GREAT novels that explore love and family conflicts, the mysteries of identity, worlds that are magical and mysterious and ethical (and unethical) choices and consequences in a postmodern world.
Three GREAT novels that explore love and family conflicts, the mysteries of identity, worlds that are magical and mysterious and ethical (and unethical) choices and consequences in a postmodern world.
Texts in LaGuardia Bookstore:
Their Eyes Were Watching God, Zora Neale Hurston
Kafka on the Shore, Haruki Murakami
Disgrace, J.M. Coetzee
Three 600 word essays (20% each=60%)
Blog entries bi-weekly(15%)
Presentation in groups and class participation (15%)
(each group chooses one novel)
Final reflection on novels (10%)Course
Final reflection on novels (10%)Course
Our Blog: http://eng260novelspring2016.blogspot.com
OUR WORKING SYLLABUS: first week--more to follow!
TUESDAY MARCH 8
Introduction to the Novel
What is literature?
What is a novel?
Opening of Eyes
THURSDAY MARCH 10
Read Hurston biography in coursepak
Their Eyes Were Watching God: Chapters 1 through 3: pages 1-31
TUESDAY MARCH 15
Blog on Hurston due Monday by midnight--blog question to be posted
Eyes: Chapters 5 through 8
