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Academic Year 2000/2001
The British Enlightenment
ENGL 225 SP
This course covers sex, class, gender, empire, race, morals and religion in the writings of Hume, Cleland, Swift, Johnson, Boswell, Gibbon, Leapor, Equiano and Burke.
MAJOR READINGS
Hume, A DIALOGUE Cleland, MEMOIRS OF A WOMAN OF PLEASURE Swift, POEMS Johnson, JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS and RASSELAS Boswell, LIFE OF JOHNSON (in part) Equiano, INTERESTING NARRATIVE Lonsdale, ed.,
WOMEN POETS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Gibbon, DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (in part)
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One mid-term, one paper, one final exam.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
You must have taken ENGL 201, or you may take it concurrently with this course, or you may obtain an override form. Punctual and regular attendance. Participation in classroom discussion. This course counts toward the
English Department's pre-1800
requirement. There is no wait list.
COURSE FORMAT:
Lecture
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level:
UGRD
Credit:
1
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL
Grading Mode:
Graded
Prerequisites:
ENGL201
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Last Updated on MAR-26-2001
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