ENGL 282 - The Victorian Novel

(3,0)3 Credits

Prerequisite(s): ENGL 111 - English I .
This course will examine the evolution and scope of the Victorian novel, from its literary antecedents in the late eighteenth/early nineteenth centuries, to its successors in the modern era. It will progress from a study of what makes a novel quintessentially “Victorian” into an examination of the ways in which various authors utilize Victorian attitudes and sensibilities to enhance a particular theme or ideology, criticize a prevailing belief or precept, and/or convey a cautionary warning.

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