Course Description
Selected works of James Joyce studied individually and comparatively in the context of the times and the circumstances of their composition.
Athena Title
James Joyce
Prerequisite
Two 2000-level ENGL courses or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 3000-level ENGL course) or (one 2000-level ENGL course and one 2000-level CMLT course)
Semester Course Offered
Offered every year.
Grading System
A - F (Traditional)
Course Objectives
1. To study the works of James Joyce in detail and in context. 2. To polish students' skills as readers of literature. 3. To improve students' skills in writing about literature.
Topical Outline
The choice and sequence of topics will vary from instructor to instructor and semester to semester. The topics will consist of selected works by James Joyce, to be read outside of class and discussed in class, examined individually and comparatively in the context of the times and the circumstances of their composition. Periodically during the semester, students will perform a number of graded tasks, including some combination of examinations, essays, and oral presentations. Typically, this course will concentrate on Joyce's _Ulysses_, but may also involve study of _Dubliners_, _A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man_, or _Finnegans Wake_, as well as works by authors writing in the Joycean tradition, such as Samuel Beckett.
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