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Introduction to World Literature

with Dr. Marquardt

Why Study Literature?

Why?

My major is Business/Economics/Chemistry

I don't need to know about Shakespeare to do my job well

Context

Literature = record of human thoughts and emotions throughout history

This is what humanity is

Context

Engineers design for humanity

Economists track spending habits of humans

how humans think and what they think about

Thinking

analysis = critical thinking

Thinking

Interpretation = abstract thinking

increase IQ by 2 points

Theory of Mind

In novels and short stories, we are given up-close and intensely personal representations of how characters succeed or fail at reading each other’s motives and desires.

For extra added cognitive benefit, we watch characters succeed or fail at reading other characters’ attempts to read other characters’ motives and desires.

According to Zunshine, the mental exercise involved in reading fiction serves an evolutionary purpose, deploying our theory of mind so as to flex and build the cognitive muscles that will help us navigate a bewilderingly complex world of subtle social cues.

Theory of Mind

Zunshine, Lisa. Why We Read Fiction: Theory of Mind and the Novel. Columbus: Ohio State University Press. 2006.

Nonfiction

Essays and Articles

LOVE IT!

but not

for this course

Nonfiction

This is not the material of this course.

Essay

Essay

A short piece of writing on a particular subject, generally written as a response to a question or proposition.

LOVE IT!

but not

for this course

I Was Told There'd Be Cake (2010): Crosley's essays on why all her relationships fail.

The Death of the Author (1967). Roland Barthles argues that the reader is more important than the writer.

The Confessions of St. Augustine (400 AD): how to be a good Christian

Article

Article

An article is a piece of writing that is included with others in a newspaper, magazine or other publication. It is written to inform the readers about a concept.

LOVE IT!

but not

for this course

Academic Article

Popular Article

Nonfiction Books

LOVE IT!

but not

for this course

Nonfiction Books

book length examination of an event or an idea

  • Memoir/Biography
  • History
  • Science
  • Philosophy
  • Politics

Tales & Myths

Fiction

Poetry

events and characters are creations of the author's imagination

Fiction

Short

Story

This is our focus in this course

In this course, we will focus and define our understanding of each genre

Novel

Drama

EARN

How to Get a high grade

Grades

WANT an A

negotiate with the professor

demonstrate your knowledge

- genres of literature

- how to write about them

Grades

marker of student performance

reading and comprehension

understanding genre

analysis

discussion

writing about literature

Grades

C = average

NOT

how much the professor likes you

how much you want an A

F C B A

A = Excellent

meets assignment requirements

advanced critical and creative thought

well-written, minimal flaws

B = Good

meets assignment requirements

critical and creative thought

C = Average

meets assignment requirements

Terms/Vocabulary

Terms

demonstrate that you know the terms of Literature

and can use them correctly

The Narrator/Speaker

this is the person who tells the story

They will refer to themselves as "I" because this is the personal pronoun for the first person

"I"

"I" is not their name

YOU should not refer to them as "I"

Refer to them as "the narrator" or "the speaker"

Demonstrate your Understanding of Genre

Genre

Article

Essay

General:

  • text
  • narrative

Specific:

  • story
  • poem
  • drama
  • novel

The Author

Refer to the author by last name [family name]

Author

Example: If you were writing about my book Hard Surfaces, you would write

"Marquardt's collection of short stories, Hard Surfaces, is an examination of..."

Please do not write:

  • the first name

Jennifer's book...

  • "the author" or "the writer"

Writing about Literature

Writing

You already know how academic writing works (from ENG 1300 and ENG 1430)

You will be using those skills again in this class

Academic Writing

  • Thesis-driven argument
  • Supported by evidence
  • Explanation (of how evidence supports your claim)
  • Conclusion: demonstrate a pattern

Academic Writing

you already know how to do this

(but I will remind you)

MLA Style

new skills

MLA

Present Tense

MLA Citation & Formatting

resource: OWL Purdue

Interpretation

What the author is trying to do/ wants to convey

Interpretation

What YOU think a work means

- and why

- support with evidence & explanation

Death of the Author

by Roland Barthes (1967)

Death of the Author

"The birth of the reader comes at the cost of the death of the author" (Barthes 11).

Demonstrating

Practice

There are a few ways to demonstrate your knowledge in this class:

1) Discussion questions

2) Oral Presentations

3) Final Analysis Paper *

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