Please consult this web page regularly for the most complete
and up-to-date version of the schedule and requirements
for this class. In addition, supplemental materials will be linked
to this page regularly throughout the term.

Teacher: Dr. Eva Thury	Office hours: M 1-2, R 1-3
Office Phone: 895-1711	and by appointment
Office: Macalister 5035	email: thury@drexel.edu

The mystery story is a short story or novel that features a crime, usually a murder, and describes, often in great detail, the attempt to identify the criminal. This literary genre represents the mythological theme of the hero on a quest. It can also be seen as a figurative way of describing human beings' search for their identity, or for the meaning of life. However, mystery stories are, in the first place, fun to read. They were first written in the nineteenth century, when more people had the education and leisure for reading. Today, mystery stories are found in a variety of forms: books, TV shows, movies, and even the Internet.

The works we read in this class are "popular," works but, they nonetheless come under the category of literature or literary analysis. Before you go on, with taking this course, or with reading this syllabus, please read my views about literature. They will help you understand the goals of the course, as well as its daily functioning. You get to these views by clicking on the frog on the right.