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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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