OLLI0156 - The Art of The Short Story

Course Description

The six-week course will focus on short stories by an array of international authors. Some will be familiar (Mark Twain, Guy de Maupassant, Toni Morrison, and Margaret Atwood, for example); others will not, and so participants can add to their repertoire. Each selection has something special to offer. We will look at how the individual stories are constructed, how they can be analyzed, how form and content interact, and how every text can best be appreciated. The format will be discussion and dialogue, not lectures. The operating premise is that an understanding of the tools of analysis can add to the enjoyment of reading. The goal, then, is double: enlightenment and enjoyment. The texts and supplementary materials will be provided. Course enrollment is limited to 25 participants. This course will not be recorded.