Fall 2016/ The University of Akron
Professor: Robert Pope, Olin 341, rpope@uakron.edu
3300: 285-005 Fiction Appreciation/ TTh 12:15-1:30

Texts:

Ann Tyler, Breathing Lessons

David Guterson, Our Lady of the Forest

Cormac McCarthy,All the Pretty Horses

Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon

Jeremy P. Bushnell, The Insides









Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer

T, August 30 Introduction
Th, September 1 Ann Tyler, Breathing Lessons, Part I, Chapter 1
 

T, 6 Breathing Lessons, Chapters 2-3

Th, 8 Breathing Lessons, Part II
 

T, 13 Breathing Lessons, Part III, Chapters 1-4

Th, 15 David Guterson, Our Lady of the Forest, I. Annunciation
 

T, 20 Our Lady of the Forest, II. The Adornment of Worship

Th, 22 Our Lady of the Forest, III. Woman Clothed with the Sun
 

T, 27 Our Lady of the Forest, IV. Mediatrix

Th, 29 Our Lady of the Forest, V. Assumption  

 

T, October 4 Cormac McCarthy, All the Pretty Horses, I

Th, 6 All the Pretty Horses, II 
                                                                                            

T, 11 All the Pretty Horses, III

Th, 13 All the Pretty Horses, IV 
 

T, 18  Toni Morrison, Song of Solomon, Part I, Chapters 1-2

Th, 20  Song of Solomon, Chapters 3-5
 

T, 25 Song of Solomon, Chapters 6-9

Th, 27 Song of Solomon, Chapters 10-11
 

T, November 1 Song of Solomon, Chapters 12-15

Th, 3 Jeremy P. Bushnell, The Insides, Prologue, Chapters 1-2
 

T, 8 The Insides, Chapters 3-7

Th, 10 The Insides, Chapters 8-11 

T, 15 The Insides, Chapters 12-18

Th, 17 The Insides, Chapters 19-28
 

T, 22 Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer, Chapters 1-7

Th, 24 Thanksgiving
 

T, 29 Prodigal Summer, Chapters 8-16

Th, December 1 Prodigal Summer, Chapters 16-21
 

T, 6 Prodigal Summer, Chapters 22-30

Th, 8 Conclusions