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Academic Year 2003/2004

Mothers of the Novel: 18th-Century Women Writers and the Rise of the Novel
ENGL 240 SP

This course examines early women fiction writers and their role in the "rise of the novel." It explores novels by 18th-century women writers, from Gothic romance to historical and political fiction, from popularizations of the ideas of Mary Wollstonecraft to stories in which the novel itself--particularly its effect upon young women readers--comes under scrutiny. It investigates the formation--and transformation--of paradigmatic love plots and the relationship between these plots and the novels' concerns surrounding women's roles in the private and public spheres; class and class mobility; regionalism and nationalism; and women's responsibilities to family, community, and self. In addition to the novels, course materials include readings in the literary history of the "rise of the novel."

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COURSE FORMAT: Discussion

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

Prerequisites: NONE Links to Web Resources For This Course.

Last Updated on MAR-19-2004

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