ENGL 224 - Great Novels

Institution:

University of Richmond

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Description:

Selected major novels of 18th, 19th, and 20th centuries. Prerequisite(s): English 103 with a grade of C or better or exemption. General Education Requirement: (FSLT) Unit(s): 1 Additional Information: The major questions posed in this course are 1) what makes a novel "great," significantly superior to most others, and 2) how we reach such value judgments and, indeed, of what use it may or may not be to do so. The course pursues these questions by close study of some of the most celebrated works in the genre, by writers such as Austen, Flaubert, Dostoyevsky, James, and Kafka. Together they offer a stunning variety in character, vision, and style. They also offer significant challenges to the reader: how to identify and evaluate the concerns, values, and world view of the author, and the literary strategies by which the author conveys those concerns and values.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.richmond.edu

Phone Number:

(804) 289-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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