Course Details
Country:
Korea, South
Institution:
Yonsei University
Course Title:
Plot in Fiction and Film
Course Number:
ELL3407-01-00
Course Description:
Since Aristotle’s Poetics, plot has occupied a central place in the
investigation of dramatic and narrative story structure. On this course, we
will look at some of the major writing on plot and investigate its importance
in the making of successful fiction and film. The course will begin with a
reading of Aristotle, before turning to consider such important theorists of
the plot as Gustav Freytag, Vladimir Propp and Gerard Genette. It will then
turn to a consideration of contemporary narrative stylisticians, running from
Roger Fowler to Michael Toolan. Representative drama will include Oedipus Rex
and The Importance of Being Earnest; representative fiction, James Joyce and
James Lasdun; representative films, Psycho, The Talented Mr Ripley, The
Shining, A Clockwork Orange and Swimming Pool.
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
FAVS 399
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