ENGH 608: Craft Seminars

ENGH 608-003: Core Craft in Fiction
(Spring 2019)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T

Peterson Hall 2411

Section Information for Spring 2019

Character is fate. Character is Hamlet, Jane Eyre, Snow White, and Harry Potter.  Character is a name, the sound of a voice, a gesture, a syntax, the color of the eyes, the expression, the presence, the aura of a specific human being, all of it arranged in such a way that the character, the fictional creation, seems to cast a shadow – to be as real as any flesh and blood human.  But of course this fictional man or woman has no actual substance; he or she is made entirely of words. In other words, building a character requires craft and artistry, and that’s what this course is about.   Weekly reading and writing assignments.  

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Non-MFA students seeking permission must submit manuscript of original written work in appropriate genre. Various sections offer work in fiction, poetry, and nonfiction, each focusing in different ways on the practices and the craft development of writers. Numerous writing assignments mixed with reading followed by careful analytical and craft discussions. Notes: Assignments vary with genre and specific topic. May be taken concurrently with ENGH 564, 565, 566. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 15 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Admission to MFA program or ENGH 494, ENGH 492, ENGH 486, or permission of instructor. Non-MFA students must submit manuscript for review prior to registration.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lec/Sem #1, Lec/Sem #2, Lec/Sem #3, Lec/Sem #4, Lec/Sem #5, Lec/Sem #6, Lec/Sem #7, Lec/Sem #8, Lec/Sem #9, Sem/Lec #10, Sem/Lec #11, Sem/Lec #12, Sem/Lec #13, Sem/Lec #14, Sem/Lec #15, Sem/Lec #16, Sem/Lec #17, Sem/Lec #18, Seminar
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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