CHL 435B Creators & Aesthetics: Gary Schmidt
Provides a unique opportunity to examine the entire body of a writer's work. Develops critical skills through study of the developing, revised, and completed works by Gary Schmidt. Requires corollary readings of literary criticism . A book-by-book exploration of the writer's evolution, style, themes, ideology, and ultimately achievement with an eye to the connections between books and to the author's work as a whole.