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ENG 133: Princeton Reads

by Office of the Alumni Association

This course involved the close study of the work of distinguished writers who teach at Princeton. Covering short stories, poetry, and novels, Michael Wood, the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, presented the works through interviews with the authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Toni Morrison, Paul Muldoon, and others. This collection captures the in-class interviews, as presented to undergraduate students in ENG 133, Fall 2008.

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  1. Conversation with Toni Morrison

    Toni Morrison, Robert F. Goheen Professor in the Humanities, Emeritus in conversation with Michael Wood, Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature. Morrison reads from her novel, Jazz, and discusses her writing process.

  2. How Not to Read a Novel

    Michael Wood, Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, explains his philosophy about how not to read a novel.

  3. Conversation with Joyce Carol Oates

    Joyce Carol Oates, Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor in the Humanities and Professor of Creative Writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, in conversation with Michael Wood, Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature. Oates discusses the concept of voice in...

  4. Conversation with Susan Wheeler

    Susan Wheeler, Associate Professor of Creative Writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts and Director for the Program in Creative Writing, in conversation with Michael Wood, Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature. Wheeler shares poetry from her book,...

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This course involved the close study of the work of distinguished writers who teach at Princeton. Covering short stories, poetry, and novels, Michael Wood, the Charles Barnwell Straut Class of 1923 Professor of English and Comparative Literature, presented the works through interviews with the authors, including Joyce Carol Oates, Toni Morrison, Paul Muldoon, and others. This collection captures the in-class interviews, as presented to undergraduate students in ENG 133, Fall 2008.

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