David Foster Wallace: Literature and Philosophy
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David Foster Wallace: Literature and Philosophy
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Hone your skills in literary and philosophical analysis as you delve into the life of a legendary postmodernist writer.
Duration | 6 weeks |
Total fee | ₹2,763 |
Mode of learning | Online |
Credential | Certificate |
David Foster Wallace: Literature and Philosophy
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- David Foster Wallace is widely regarded as one of the greatest American writers of his generation. By turns funny and moving, his formally innovative novels, short stories, and essays explore themes like boredom, addiction, irony, and the self.
- On this six-week course from Manchester Grammar School, you’ll delve into the life and literature of David Foster Wallace. As you explore Foster Wallace’s philosophical and cultural impact, you’ll hone your literary analysis skills and philosophical thinking.
- After an introduction to Foster Wallace’s life and literary influences, you’ll get stuck into analysing his writing. You’ll unpack his presentation of a range of key themes, including boredom, entertainment, addiction, and religion.
- You’ll also take a closer look at the role of irony in Foster Wallace’s writing, together with his philosophical views on the nature of the self.
- Foster Wallace’s status as a postmodernist writer is often disputed.
- In Week 5 of the course, you’ll learn about postmodernism, post-postmodernism, and where Foster Wallace sits in relation to the two.
- Throughout the course, you’ll read extracts from some of Foster Wallace’s best-known works. From speeches and short stories to his philosophical reflections and groundbreaking novel,
- , you’ll discover the diversity of Foster Wallace’s writing.
David Foster Wallace: Literature and Philosophy at FutureLearn Curriculum
David Foster Wallace: Literature and Philosophy
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Introduction: Life and Themes
Wallace's life and context
This is Water
Reflections on literature’s purpose in the TV age
Introduction to literature's purpose in the age of television
Wallace's views on Television
My Appearance
Entertainment and/as addiction
Introduction entertainment and/as addiction
Freedom extract
Recovery extract
Irony and the self
Introduction to week 4
Irony
The Self
Infinite Jest extract
Post-postmodernism
Introduction to the post-postmodern
'Consider the Lobster'
The relationship between author and reader
Intro
Octet
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