ENG 3113 - The Victorian Novel

Institution:

Manhattanville College

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Description:

This course will explore the variety in subject matter and style offered by British authors in what is often considered the "golden age" of the novel. We will begin by comparing "condition of England" novels from the middle of the nineteenth century, which attempt to balance a critique of industrialism with conventional sentimentalism and romance. We will next look at the development of detective and "sensation" fiction. Finally, we will consider fictional representations of the liberated "New Woman" in the 1890s. Throughout, we will attend to changes in literary techniques such as characterization and narrative, as well as in conceptions of the roles of authors and readers. Our authors will include Charlotte Bront?, Elizabeth Gaskell, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, and George Gissing.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.manhattanville.edu

Phone Number:

(914) 694-2200

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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