ENGL225

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ENGL225

The British Enlightenment ENGL225 SP

Spring 97 Availability (Last Updated on October 01, 1996)

Section  Limit  Enrollment  Available
  01       35       0           35

Sex, class, gender, empire, race, morals and religion in the writings of Hume, Cleland, Johnson, Boswell, Gibbon, Leapor, Equiano and Burke.

MAJOR READINGS

Hume, A DIALOGUE
Cleland, MEMOIRS OF A WOMAN OF PLEASURE
Johnson, JOURNEY TO THE WESTERN ISLANDS and RASSELAS
Boswell, LIFE OF JOHNSON (in part)
Equiano, NARRATIVE OF MY LIFE
Lonsdale, ed., WOMEN POETS OF THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
Gibbon, DECLINE AND FALL OF THE ROMAN EMPIRE (in part)
Porter, ENGLISH SOCIAL HISTORY IN THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY

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 and Historicity requirements. There is no wait list.

COURSE FORMAT: Lecture Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

Level: UG Credit: 1.00

Prerequisites: ENGL201

Section 01: Abelove, H; Times: M.W.... 1:10PM;; Grading Mode: A/F; Registration Preference (1 high to 6 low, 0=Excluded) Sr: 2, Jr: 1, So: 1, Fr: 0; Major Preference Given

Last Updated on OCT-01-1996

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