316WI Literary Nonfiction (3)
Literary Nonfiction is a writing intensive course in the reading and writing of
nonfiction prose as a literary art. We'll survey the historical development of
literary nonfiction (especially the essay), sample contemporary authors of the
genre, write critical commentary on works we read, and compose personal essays
of our own. The course is not exculsively a literary seminar nor a creative
writing workshop, but seeks to mix and make connections between these modes, in
the tradition of the essay itself. Prerequisites are English 110,225,and
completion of the WEPT.