ENGL242 - History of the British Novel, Part II

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History of the British Novel, Part II
ENGL242 SP

This course is a survey of 19th- and early 20th-century British novels, a genre that in its British manifestation requires that readers think critically about nationality and imperialism, class and class consciousness, and the ever-popular woman question.

MAJOR READINGS

Jane Austen, EMMA; Charles Dickens, GREAT EXPECTATIONS; Mary Shelley, FRANKENSTEIN; George Eliot, MIDDLEMARCH; Charlotte Bronte, JANE EYRE; Henry James, THE SPOILS OF POYNTON; Ford Madox Ford, THE GOOD SOLDIER; Woolf, MRS. DALLOWAY

EXAMINATIONS AND ASSIGNMENTS

A five-page paper, mid-term, and take-home final.

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS and/or COMMENTS

This course counts toward the English Department's historical knowledge requirement. Preference in Drop/Add period to people who have taken ENGL241. The reading load is quite heavy; you will do well to read some of the novels in advance.

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: Lecture/Discussion

REGISTRATION INFORMATION

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

Prerequisites: ENGL201

SECTION 01

Instructor(s): Connor,Rebecca E.

Times: ..T.T.. 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: FISK411

Reserved Seats: (Total Limit: 30)

SR. major: 15 Jr. major: 15

SR. non-major: Jr. non-major: SO: FR: X

Special Attributes:

Last Updated on MAR-24-2000