ENG 3070 - NINETEENTH-CENTURY BRITISH NOVEL

credits: 3.0
A study of the development of the English novel from the late eighteenth century to the early twentieth century. Will exam the novel in the contexts of the Romantic, Victorian and Modernist periods, noting how these historical contexts shape and inform the novel. Three particular contexts will include industrialism imperialism, and evolution. Authors include Mary Shelley, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and D. H. Lawrence. Method of Instruction: Lecture and class discussion on the reading. Discussions will focus on that portion of the novels which students have been assigned for a particular class session. Method of Evaluation: Essays, readings, and quizzes. Meets *WRT and *WEP Distribution Requirements.