English 120 - COLQ: MODERN SHORT STORIES

Each colloquium is conducted by means of directed discussion, with emphasis on close reading and the writing of short analytical essays. Priority will be given to incoming students in the fall-semester sections of the colloquia. Other students should consult the course director about possible openings. Enrollment in each section limited to 20. A study of the short story sequence as a characteristic modern genre, focusing on such writers as Sherwood Anderson, Edna O'Brien, Eudora Welty, William Trevor, and others.