Maricopa Community Colleges  ENH130   20092-99999 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 06/24/08
ENH130 20092-99999 LEC 3 Credit(s) 3 Period(s)
Mystery Fiction from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
A study of mystery fiction as a literary genre and as a reflection of culture through the writings of significant authors.
Prerequisites: None.
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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:
 
ENH130   20092-99999 Mystery Fiction from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
1. Identify and describe the origins of Mystery Fiction as a genre, including the social conditions that contributed to the popularity of each type of Mystery Fiction. (I)
2. Identify, describe, and analyze significant contributions to Mystery Fiction by nineteenth- and twentieth-century writers in terms of philosophy, characteristics, and themes. (II, III, IV)
3. Identify, describe, and analyze the major types of Mystery Fiction in terms of social and cultural background, philosophy, characteristics, themes, and variations. (II, III, IV)
4. Identify, describe, and analyze contemporary mystery fiction, including specialty mystery fiction and thriller stories, in terms of social and cultural background, philosophy, characteristics, and themes. (V, VI)
5. Identify the major authors of each type of Mystery Fiction and describe their contribution to the development of the specific types of Mystery Fiction. (I, II, III, IV, V, VI)
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ENH130   20092-99999 Mystery Fiction from the Nineteenth Century to the Present
    I. Origins of Mystery Fiction
        A. Antecedents
        B. Edgar Allan Poe
        C. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
      II. Development of the Domestic Mystery Story
          A. Social and Cultural Background
          B. Philosophy
          C. Characteristics and Themes
          D. Major Works and Authors
        III. Development of the Hard-Boiled Detective Story
            A. Social and Cultural Background
            B. Philosophy
            C. Characteristics and Themes
            D. Major Works and Authors
          IV. Development of the Police Procedural Story
              A. Social and Cultural Background
              B. Philosophy
              C. Characteristics and Themes
              D. Major Works and Authors
            V. Development of the Thriller Story
                A. Social and Cultural Background
                B. Philosophy
                C. Characteristics and Themes
                D. Major Works and Authors
              VI. The Contemporary Mystery Story, Variations, and Specialty Fiction
                  A. Social and Cultural Background
                  B. Philosophy
                  C. Characteristics and Themes
                  D. Major Works and Authors
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