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Description
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%
Supplementary Texts
Previously coded ENH2770
Other Details
Offered in:
2009
Current Campus:
Caulfield, Clayton
Levels:
Undergraduate
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