LSO217 - The Short Story

Subject Title
The Short Story

Subject Description
The short story remains one of the most popular genres of literature. As brief as a poem yet as sweeping as a novel, the short story in its modern incarnation remains potent as both entertainment and enlightenment. A broad selection of short stories, beginning with the ground-breaking 19th Century tales, and then moving into the modern and contemporary classics that have stood the test of time are studied. Close analyses of the main elements of fiction--character, plot, setting, style, and theme, will provide the focus for interpretation and evaluation of a story's structure and meaning. As well, the historical and biographical contexts of stories will be explored more broadly to reveal the dynamic cultural force of short fiction.

Credit Status
One lower-level Liberal Studies Option in the Humanities category

Learning Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this subject the student will be able to:

• Examine the impact of the historical, social and biographical contexts of a story
• Analyze the multiple facets of human motivation and culture that shape the actions of characters
• Explore the ways in which a story's structure impacts its meaning
• Evaluate the techniques of storytelling and the narrative dynamics of language employed by different authors
• Analyze the genre, form, purpose, theme, and literary technique of a story
• Critique the ways in which the elements of storytelling advance their themes

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