ENG494 English Literature since 1800
Course Description
This course will survey major authors, ideologies, and historical contexts of English literature from the 19th century to the present. A diverse range of works, genres, movements, and cultural narratives will be explored.
Topics and Objectives
The Romantic Period
- Identify the major authors and works.
- Describe the literary trends and movements.
- Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
Victorian Poetry
- Identify the major authors and works.
- Describe the literary trends and movements.
- Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
Victorian Prose
- Identify the major authors and works.
- Describe the literary trends and movements.
- Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
The 20th Century I: Modernism
- Identify the major authors and works.
- Describe the literary trends and movements.
- Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
The 20th Century II: Post-War and Post-Modern Literature
- Identify the major authors and works.
- Describe the literary trends and movements.
- Examine how political, social, cultural, and philosophical changes in Europe influenced literature.
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