ENG 202 - Introduction to Prose Fiction

Prior or concurrent election of ENG 112 or EHS 120. (3) H.

Examination of the several kinds of prose fiction–short story, novel and tale–focusing on the personal and social dimensions of narrative. Emphasis on the development of a critical vocabulary for discussing such aspects of fiction as the role of the narrator, irony, point of view, plot, character, romance and realism.