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Jul 01, 2025
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ENG 2022 - MAJOR ENGLISH AUTHORS III: VICTORANAND MODERN
credits: 3.0
The course will focus on the contrast between two ways of looking at the world: the Victorian perspective, which saw progress in the rapid development of science, technology, social reform, and universal education; and the modern perspective, which saw in the First World War the failure of Victorian ideals and looked away from “public” issues to seek individual values. Most of the literature studied will be poetry and novels, though some attention may be paid to drama and prose essay. Objectives: To provide a general background in British literature of the later Nineteenth and early Twentieth centuries. The literature will be studied against historical, political, philosophical, and social backgrounds. Method of Instruction: Lecture and discussion of assigned readings. Method of Evaluation: Two essay exams (20%), two critical essays (20%), each four to five pages total, and reading quizzes (20%). Meets *WEP Distribution Requirements.
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