| Course Title: Writing London: The Modern City Novel |
| Start Date: 01/23/2024 End Date: 05/07/2024 |
| Term: Spring Semester 2024 |
| Description: This course will chart London's progress from the center of an empire to a node in the global world's economy, and the novel's movement from realism to postmodernism and beyond. Beginning by contrasting the London of Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes with that of Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway, we will then trace the development of a multiethnic city in which according to a recent report there are more than 300 languages spoken in London schools. By so doing we will also examine the history and tradition of the twentieth- and twenty-first-century novel and investigate its various theories, genres, and styles. |
| Distribution(s): I - Humanities , WI - Writing-Intensive |
| Academic Level Of Course: Undergraduate | Credits:4.00 |
| Faculty | Phone | Email address |
| Nigel Alderman | 413-538-3224 | nalderma@mtholyoke.edu |
| Meeting Dates | Method | Meeting days | Meeting times | Building name | Room | Frequency |
| 01/23/2024 - 05/07/2024 | Seminar | Tuesday and Thursday | 10:30AM - 11:45AM | LIBR - Williston Memorial Library | 618 | Weekly |
| Requisite Courses | ||
| None |
| Comments |
| Additional Comments |
| Course Tags |
| Cross-listed Sections |
| None |
| Course Availability | ||||
| Section status: Open | Capacity: 18 | Enrollment: 17 | Available: 1 | Waitlist: 0 |
BOOK INFORMATION
| Book List | Required | Publisher Full Price |
| Title: Shelock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories Vol. 1 Author: Doyle, Arthur Conan Copyright: 2003 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0553212419 Publisher: Bantam |
Required | 7.00 |
| Title: Mrs Dalloway Author: Woolf, Virginia Copyright: 2005 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780156030359 Publisher: Harcourt |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: The Lonely Londoners Author: Selvon, Samuel Copyright: Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780582642645 Publisher: Longman |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: White Teeth Author: Smith, Zadie Copyright: 2001 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 0375703861 Publisher: Vintage |
Required | 15.00 |
| Title: Hawksmoor Author: Ackroyd, Peter Copyright: 2010 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9780141042015 Publisher: Penguin |
Required | 10.00 |
| Title: The Opposite House Author: Oyeyemi, Helen Copyright: 2008 Edition: Volume: ISBN: 9781400078769 Publisher: Anchor |
Required | 12.00 |
| Additional Book Comments |
| This is NOT the complete book list for this class. |