Attachment and the Novel
- Course Number: ENGL 197
- Prerequisites:
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- Advisory Enrollment Information:
This course cannot be repeated and is limited to upper-division English majors only.
- Catalog Course Entry: ENGL 197
- Quarter: Winter 2020
We’ll discuss theories of attachment, separation, loss from the perspective of developmental psychology and psychoanalysis in relation to 4 novels by contemporary women authors: *Sula* by Toni Morrison; *My Brilliant Friend* by Elena Ferrante; *Bel Canto* by Ann Patchett; and *The History of Love* by Nicole Krauss. Our focus will be how the novel comes to terms with and for the emotional stories of our lives.