Paige Courtney Morgan Critical interpretation and meaning in
works of prose fiction, representing a variety of types and
periods. READING FICTION (Fictional Change: Literary
Transformations and Deformations) Morgan M-Th 1:30 This course
is designed to create a critical conversation focused on the
genre of fiction and the discipline of textual studies. We will
focus particularly on two paths of inquiry throughout the
quarter. The first will examine the flexibility of stories – in
what ways may a single fictional story be altered intentionally
or unintentionally over time, and what are the effects of these
changes? For what purposes are stories changed and adapted; and
what is the significance of changing (or attempting to change) a
story’s primary audience? Finally, what constitutes the core or
essential components of a story, and what elements may be judged
as nonessential? For this unit, we will be examining a selection
of fairy tales written or collected by Hans Christian Andersen,
Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm,