ENH2770

Short Fiction Classic and Contemporary

(ART)

Philip Ayres

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton, Caulfield + Prerequisites: a first-year sequence in English

Synopsis: The unit provides a historical and theoretical introduction to the short story, using a wide range of examples from Britain, the United States and Australia as well as a few from Russia, France, Japan, South Africa, South America and Ireland. Stories are selected in order to illustrate key elements and modes of fiction and narratological issues, which may be studied with particular advantage in such a concentrated literary form. Approximately four stories will be studied each week.

Assessment: Essay (2000 words): 50% + Class presentation (1500 words): 30% + Examination (1 hour): 20%