Topics in the Craft of Creative Nonfiction
Overview
Subject area
ENGL
Catalog Number
79600
Course Title
Topics in the Craft of Creative Nonfiction
Department(s)
Description
Participants will study the writer’s craft in creative nonfiction. Particular attention will be paid to strategies such as historical summary, clear concise presentation of facts, appropriate use of dialogue, as well as the employment of narrative techniques -- narration, description, dialogue, characterization, and use of time, through both set examples and writing exercises suggested by the works read.
Typically Offered
Fall, Spring
Academic Career
Graduate
Liberal Arts
Yes
Credits
Minimum Units
3
Maximum Units
3
Academic Progress Units
3
Repeat For Credit
No
Components
Name
Lecture
Hours
3
Requisites
017224