Credit
3 semester hours
Prerequisites
ENG 1100C
Course Description
This form of literature is examined from three perspectives: a
historical survey of representative, classic works in the genre; a
consideration of the
value and use of “popular” literary types; and an analysis of the
fictional detective hero.
Textbook
1. Tales of Terror and Detection, Edgar Allan Poe, publisher Dover
Books
2. Six Great Sherlock Holmes Stories, Arthur Conan Doyle,
publisher Dover
Books
3. Favorite Father Brown Stories, G.K. Chesterton, publisher
Dover Books
4. The Big Sleep, Raymond Chandler, publisher Vintage Books
5. The Postman Always Rings Twice, James M. Cain, publisher
Vintage Books
Please email instructor for
information.
Also note, students taking online courses get free
shipping on textbooks ordered through the
St. John's University Bookstore -- choose
‘Queens/Bartilucci/Online"’ as your campus when ordering your books
online and put the words "DISTANCE LEARNING" in
the comment section. If you encounter any problems
ordering online, please email 0065mgr@fheg.follett.com,
or call the bookstore at 718-969-6032.
Instructor
George McCartney
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