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ENGL 201-01, Introduction to Fiction Writing, Fall 2008
Hathcock, Barrett
Hathcock, Barrett
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In this class we will study narrative form and theory, leading to a workshop in which students present
several samples of their own fiction for discussion. We will read a variety of contemporary short fiction to
illustrate its breadth and to give the class concrete examples of different narrative techniques. We will
also read a practical text to give us a common vocabulary with which to discuss both the samples and
your own classmates’ work.
More broadly, in this workshop we will read, discuss, write, and revise literary short fiction. Literary
fiction discloses truths about human experience in a moving and artful way. It strives for seamless
mimesis while simultaneously making resourceful and aesthetically sound use of all the various aspects
storytelling, including language, point of view, plot, character, setting, metaphor, symbolism and tone. In
short, you will endeavor to write literature. For the purposes of the class, you cannot write genre
fiction—that is, fantasy, science fiction, mystery, children’s fiction, young adult fiction, and so on.
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This syllabus was submitted to the Office of Academic Affairs by the course instructor.