LV-Nr. 050 715

Reading Modernist Short Stories

Di 14-1

In this class we will read well-known modernist short stories (see list below). Paying particular attention to aspects of narrative technique, we will explore how prominent modernist writers developed the genre to address central concerns of their time.

 

            James Joyce                 “Eveline”

                                               “Two Gallants”

                                               “A Little Cloud”

                                               “Clay”

                                               “A Painful Case”                     

            Virginia Woolf             “Kew Gardens”

                                               “The Mark on the Wall”

            Katherine Mansfield    “Bliss”

                                               “The Garden Party”

                                               “Miss Brill”

Texts will be made available on Moodle.

 Assessment/requirements: test in class

Semester: WiSe 2026/27