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This course examines the development of the short story during the last two hundred years, e.g. from Washington Irving, Hawthorne, and Melville, through Hemingway, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf and Mansfield, to Raymond Carver and a selection of contemporary writers. The course will consider the distinctiveness of the short story as an art form, its techniques and applications, and the factors that have influenced its evolution.
Study Type | Undergraduate | Level | 4 |
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Session | Second Sub Session | Credit Points | 30 credits (15 ECTS credits) |
Campus | Aberdeen | Sustained Study | No |
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One or more of these courses have a limited number of places. Priority access will be given to students for whom this course is compulsory. Please refer to the Frequently Asked Questions for more details on this process.
This course examines the development of the short story during the last two hundred years, from Washington Irving, Hawthorne, and Melville, through Hemingway, Joyce, Lawrence, Woolf and Mansfield, to Raymond Carver and a selection of contemporary writers. The course will consider the distinctiveness of the short story as an art form, its techniques and applications, and the factors that have influenced its evolution.
Information on contact teaching time is available from the course guide.
3000 word essay 40%
Group Project / Online Presentation 10%
Seminar Assessment Mark 10%
3000 word essay 40%
Resit (for students who took the course in academic year 2019/20 and C8 students): 3000 word essay 100%
There are no assessments for this course.
Knowledge Level | Thinking Skill | Outcome |
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