ENGL 232 — Crime Literature
This course explores the historical development of the crime genre of short stories and novels from the 19th-21st Centuries. The course will include true crime family murder sagas, current fictional serial killer novels, as well as many different styles of the modern fiction crime novel. The course includes the examination of critical approaches to the form of the crime novel and will also call attention to the cultural contexts in which these writings were produced. Likewise, the relationship between the subject/killer and the author will be explored and examined. Code 1 course fee.