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Proseminar
PS-Surveying English Literatures: Metafiction
James Daniel Mellor
Comments
When fiction becomes openly self-conscious the reader’s suspension of disbelief becomes strained. Two options come to mind: throw the book at the wall or continue to play along with the narration. William Gass coined the term “metafiction” during the heydays of postmodern play to refer to the privileging of philosophical ideas in prose, rather than merely aiming at verisimilitude. This course will survey various prose works over the last millennium, and scholarship pertinent to the topic, to explore the limits of the concept and its suitability when applied to works outside the Western canon.
Please read Virginia Woolf’s Orlando before the first class.
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Please read Virginia Woolf’s Orlando before the first class.
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13 Class schedule
Regular appointments
Wed, 2024-04-17 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-04-24 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-05-08 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-05-15 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-05-22 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-05-29 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-06-05 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-06-12 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-06-19 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-06-26 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-07-03 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-07-10 12:00 - 14:00
Wed, 2024-07-17 12:00 - 14:00