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ELIT 393 Essentials of Short Fiction

This course explores short stories of different nations, times, and forms from American, British and world literatures. It aims to apply literary theories to the texts of the short stories. It also aims to consider the cultural contexts and diversity of experiences presented in the texts that portray different times, places, and people from distinct social classes. Students will read, analyse, discuss the selected works of short fiction, and write analytically and creatively. The course enables students to make interpretations of the short stories through intensive study of the texts, to find connections between the short stories, to provide alternative endings to the short stories, and to write their own stories. Credit units: 3 ECTS Credit units: 5.

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