ENGL225 - The British Enlightenment

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Academic Year 2001/2002

The British Enlightenment
ENGL 225 SP

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

Approximately eight short papers.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

You must have taken ENGL 201, or you may take it concurrently with this course. Punctual and regular attendance. Participation in classroom discussion. This course counts toward the English Department's pre-1800 requirement. There is no wait list.

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: Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: ENGL201

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Abelove,Henry

Times: ...W... 01:10PM-04:00PM; Location: CFH106

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 35)

SR. major: 10 Jr. major: 15

SR. non-major: 3 Jr. non-major: 5 SO: 2 FR: X

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Last Updated on MAR-19-2002