Comparative Literature 121 - International Short Story
Spring
2017
07
4.00
James Hicks
TU TH 10:00AM 11:15AM
UMass Amherst
21776
Russian, Czech, German, French, Italian, Spanish, English, American, and Latin-American stories from Romanticism to the present. Fantastic tales, character sketches, surprise endings; main types of the short story. (Gen.Ed. AL)
The World in Fiction: Translations from the Massachusetts Review
Since its founding in 1959, The Massachusetts Review has been one of the nation?s leading literary magazines. The publication is particularly noted for its commitment to progressive politics: for its leadership in publishing black arts writers, leading figures from the women?s movement, early work in postcolonial theory, and LGBT writing. In recent years, the magazine has renewed its commitment to internationalism, bringing great writers from around the world into its pages. This special section of International Short Story will be taught by the Executive Editor of the Mass Review, and it will feature stories in translation published by the magazine. In addition to interpreting stories and relating them to their historical contexts, our discussions will focus on the work of editing and of translation, illustrating how stories move from idea to page?and, in some cases, to print.
Since its founding in 1959, The Massachusetts Review has been one of the nation?s leading literary magazines. The publication is particularly noted for its commitment to progressive politics: for its leadership in publishing black arts writers, leading figures from the women?s movement, early work in postcolonial theory, and LGBT writing. In recent years, the magazine has renewed its commitment to internationalism, bringing great writers from around the world into its pages. This special section of International Short Story will be taught by the Executive Editor of the Mass Review, and it will feature stories in translation published by the magazine. In addition to interpreting stories and relating them to their historical contexts, our discussions will focus on the work of editing and of translation, illustrating how stories move from idea to page?and, in some cases, to print.