Robert Coover Readings (Weeks 6, 7 and into 8)

Now that the midterm's behind us, we can move on to our unit on Robert Coover, the sole living member of our quartet of postmodern authors this quarter (so alive, in fact, that we'll be taking part in a Q&A with him in a few weeks). I'll post more background info on Coover shortly, but for now, here's the reading schedule for the next six classes:



Week 6

• Wednesday, Feb. 11: Pricksongs and Descants: "The Door: a Prologue of Sorts," "The Magic Poker," "Morris in Chains" and "The Gingerbread House"
• Friday, Feb. 13: Pricksongs and Descants: "Seven Exemplary Fictions," "The Elevator"

Week 7

• Monday, Feb. 16: Pricksongs and Descants: "Romance of the Thin Man and the Fat Lady," "Quenby and Ola, Swede and Carl," "A Pedestrian Accident," "The Babysitter"
• Wednesday, Feb. 18: The Universal Baseball Association . . .: Chapters 1 & 2
  
• Friday, Feb. 20: The Universal Baseball Association . . .: Chapters 3 & 4
  

Week 8

• Monday, Feb. 23: The Universal Baseball Association . . .: Chapters 5 - 8