This course is dedicated to the shorter fiction of Henry James (1843-1916). James's shorter fiction ranges from the realistic to the satirical to the supernatural. We begin with his early novella of manners, Daisy Miller, before turning to his artist tales and ghost stories. His protagonists are governesses, writers, and artists employed or patronized by the rich but not at home among them. His settings are largely British and European: London, Paris, Geneva, Venice. Class, gender and sexuality are among his more prominent themes. Often credited with raising fiction to high art, James belongs to the tradition of Jane Austen and George Eliot, but his innovations laid the groundwork for modernists such as James Joyce and Virginia Woolf.
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UnitsOptional
Grading1, 2, 3
PasstimeNone
Level LimitLetters and science
CollegeProf. Maslan is a good professor and makes it very clear what you need to do. His lectures can be very long and a bit dry but you have to pay attention to them as the final and midterm are almost completely based on the lecture. If you pay attention and review his slides, however, they are super easy and almost a guaranteed A as long as you review
Extremely dull, overly wordy to the point of having to decipher everything he says, and overall I just dread going to his class. The quarter isn't over but I can already tell I will remember absolutely nothing from this class a month after finishing it. It's just one of those classes...
Maslan is a really nice guy and good prof. Your final grade is based on a bunch of forums which are each worth 10-20%. If you do well on the first few, he'll keep giving you good grades. The reading is the hardest part of the class because he expects you to have read the whole book before the first class on it and it's easy to fall behind.
ENGL132WD; We were consistently one week behind schedule. The material covered was incredibly engaging, but because of the limited time and disorganization, much of the assigned readings would go undiscussed, and assignments would frequently be omitted as a result. Professor is brilliant and hilarious, but unorganized.
Despite his averse teaching style I actually thoroughly enjoyed his class. I hated that the midterm and final were in-person written exams, but I appreciated him giving us a clear expectation for what was going to be on it and what he wanted from it. He posts PowerPoints but they aren't too helpful unless you're reviewing. GO TO LECTURE!!!
Really nice guy, very nerdy and passionate about the material. Readings were short and generally interesting. Chill class and I really enjoyed the lectures. Would recommend!
Russell Samolsky
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Yunte Huang
3.1