English 332 - Victorian Literature

Institution:

Macalester College

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Description:

A study of British literature and culture from the 1830s to about 1900, emphasizing poetry and non-fiction prose alongside fiction. Authors include Alfred Tennyson, Harriet Martineau, Matthew Arnold, Christina Rossetti, Margaret Oliphant, William Morris, Algernon Swinburne, John Ruskin, Thomas Carlyle, or John Stuart Mill. This course focuses on literary and historical developments of the period: the industrial revolution, the rise of domesticity, the development of realism, the emergence of the detective novel. Critical readings might locate poetry and fiction in the context of Victorian music, painting, and architecture. Alternate years. (4 credits)

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.macalester.edu

Phone Number:

(651) 696-6000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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