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Great Novels You Always Meant to Read
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X467 (2 semester units in English)
An elective in the Post-Baccalaureate Certificate Program in WritingRead some of the most influential novels in the Western canon, including
The Great Gatsby,
Dubliners and
Lolita, and learn about their rich social, historical and literary contexts. Appropriate for both first-time and repeat readers, this course lets you take part in lively group discussions of classic books. The instructor provides specific historical, biographical and critical backgrounds on each text and author.
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Berkeley, Tues. March 12, 6:30 pm, 10 meetings
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Catherine Hollis, Ph.D., teaches in UC Berkeley Extension's Fall Program for Freshmen. She has published articles on Djuna Barnes, Jean Rhys and Virginia Woolf, as well as a monograph, Leslie Stephen as Mountaineer (Cecil Woolf, 2010).