Schedule
Mon-Wed, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM (1/16/2013 - 5/13/2013) Location: QUIN PP 310
Mon-Wed, 1:00 PM - 2:20 PM (1/16/2013 - 1/17/2013) Location: QUIN PP 320
Description
This course examines various types of suspense literature from the 19th century to the present, including mystery, detective novel, crime, and the mystery adventure novel. Topics to be examined during the semester: basic narrative formulas and structures; significance of the forms; detectives as focus for social values; significance and typical themes of detective and crime fiction; and the changing nature of the genre. Prerequisite: ENG 102 or permission
of instructor.