ENGL 387 - The Catholic Novel

Credits: (3)
The mission statement of Mount St. Mary’s notes that we “affirm the values and beliefs central to the Catholic vision of the person and society.” That vision is often most clearly seen in novels, whether or not they are written by Catholics, which are concerned with particularly Catholic aspects of life and culture. In this course, students will read, analyze, discuss, and write about works that effectively illustrate the Catholic vision of the person and society, including the saints and sinners who are the characters in some very fine novels. We will read works by Graham Greene and Shusako Endo as well as those by more contemporary authors such as Ron Hansen, Alice McDermott, and others. This course counts for both American and post-1650 British literature requirements.