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Academic Year 2001/2002

Literature of London
ENGL 217 SP

This course examines novels, poetry, and social criticism about London, focusing on the 19th century. It analyses the city as the center of empire, a vibrant multiclass and multi-ethnic jigsaw puzzle, seat of crown and Parliament, city of danger and opportunity.

MAJOR READINGS

Dickens, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
Gissing, THE NETHER WORLD
Stevenson, JEKYLL AND HYDE
Conan Doyle, ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Trollope, AYALA'S ANGEL
Blake, Wordsworth, and other poets.

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

Four short papers, midterm and final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course reserves spaces for sophomores and first-year students.

Unless preregistered students attend the first class meeting or communicate directly with the instructor prior to the first class, they will be dropped from the class list. NOTE: Students must still submit a completed Drop/Add form to the Registrar's Office.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UGRD    Credit: 1    Gen Ed Area Dept: HA ENGL    Grading Mode: Student Option   

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2002

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