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ENGL241
History of the Novel, Part I
ENGL241 FA
Next Offered in 9899 FA
A historical approach to the early development of English
Action. Novels by Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry
Fielding, Laurence Sterne, Horace Walpole, Jane Austen, and
Maria Edgeworth, plus readings in eighteenth-century English
social and cultural history.
MAJOR READINGS
Defoe, MOLL FLANDERS
Richardson, PAMELA
Fielding, JOSEPH ANDREWS
Sterne, TRISTRAM SHANDY
Walpole, CASTLE OF OTRANTO
Austen, PERSUASION
Edgeworth, CASTLE RACKRENT
Thompson, selected essays
EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS
One mid-term exam, one final
exam, one paper.
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS
This course counts
towards the departments' pre-1800 and historical knowledge
requirement.
COURSE FORMAT: Lecture Discussion
REGISTRATION INFORMATION
Level: UG Credit: 1.00
Gen Ed Area & Dept: HA ENGL
Prerequisites:
ENGL201
Last Updated on MAR-03-1998
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