ENG-319 Nineteenth-Century Literature of the British Isles
This survey will concentrate primarily on fiction
and poetry from the beginnings of Romanticism to
fin de sicle decadence and naturalism. Attention
will be given to literary texts' power to reflect
and shape British culture in the nineteenth
century, a period which many observers, including
the American Mark Twain, believed experienced
more change than any previous century. We will
also explore the impact shifting literary tastes
and critical approaches have played in texts' and
authors' reception and popularity.(Literature
Seminars)
Prerequisites: 200-level Introduction to Literary
Studies course (any version).