ENG-371 Mystery and Detective Fiction

GER: TA (Critical, Analytical Interpretation of Texts)
Prerequisite: any first year writing seminar
Study of mystery fiction and its offshoots (detective, suspense, spy) in English and translation. Possible writers: Shakespeare, Walpole, Poe, Hammett, Mankell. Critical perspectives may include narrative studies, gender criticism, Marxist criticism. 4 credits.