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Academic Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Academic Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

LALW362 The 21st Century Novel 3 cr.


This course examines developing trends and standards for English-language novels in the
twenty first century. It treats nine geographically and stylistically varied
permutations of this long-fiction art form (including literary prize-winners and
bestsellers) while attempting to place them in the web of literary tradition. Touchstone text
and beginning book is the acclaimed 20th century novel Howard’s End, in which author E.M Forster
famously exhorts his readers to “only connect.” In this spirit, the course seeks to connect the
best of what authors are writing now with traditions of literary practice, always looking
ahead to probable evolutions in the twenty first century. [Formerly Titled 21st Century Novels]

Prerequisites: LALW200

Lecture/Seminar

All College Elective