EN 224 - Orphans,Poverty and Scandal in 19th Century British Literature.W)

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Wagner College

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One unit. The plight of orphans such as Dicken's Oliver Twist, the poverty that drives fl awed decisionmaking for Braddon's Lady Audley and the fear of scandal that haunts many of Sherlock Holmes's clients are examples of the issues we will study in this course. The tension between a rapidly changing society and tradition and social conventions wreaks havoc for Victorian characters. Expanding views of women's rights, the pressure of maintaining a vast empire and the infl uence of increasing industrialization all challenged the familiar and comfortable ideas of nineteenth-century English people. Not open to students who have taken EN 309 or EN 324. Offered spring semesters of even years.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.wagner.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 390-3100

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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