103年第2學期-0184 文討:福爾摩斯小說選 課程資訊

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midterm paper 30
final paper 30
participation 20
leading discussion 20

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授課教師

林淑琴

教育目標

1. To add to the pleasure of reading 2. To utilize and sharpen critical skills acquired in other literature courses 3. To gain an in-depth understanding of a popular literary genre through analytical and critical study 4. To measure the historical significance of literary texts in relation to our world

課程概述

This course explores the ever-lasting and popular Sherlock Holmes stories. The course examines how the author, Arthur Conan Doyle, reinforced and innovated the genre of detective fiction. It studies the character types and plot design, and looks into historical context including the colonial expansion of the Empire, the impact of e/immigration, the rise of urban culture in the narratives. It also investigates Victorian values recorded in the text in relation to our contemporary world

課程資訊

參考書目

Major texts:
Doyle, Arthur Conan. A Study of the Scarlet
---. The Sign of Four
---. The Hound of the Baskervilles
---. Selected short stories


Reference Works:
Knight, Stephen. Form and Ideology in Crime Fiction. Bloomington: Indiana
University Press, 1980.
---. Crime and Fiction 1800-2000: Detection, Death, Diversity. London: Palgrave, 2004.
& selected essays

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