We learn how to teach when stories teach us how to learn. Through earnest discussion of the form and content of select short fiction and poetry, this course will uncover how authors speak by means of imagery, what meaning lies in analogy, and why the exercise of imagination forms a necessary part of a liberal education, with the goal of sharpening our sense of purpose when we read.
Reading List:
“The Mantle,” Gogol
“The Rendezvous,” Turgenev
“Master and Man,” Tolstoy (2 weeks)
“A Doctor’s Visit,” Chekhov
