ENG 325 - The Age of Revolution:Studies in the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries

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Gustavus Adolphus College

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From the early 17th century through the 18th was a time in the English-speaking world, continental Europe, and South America of hugely significant change. In this course we will explore, through readings in several modes/genres by many different writers, the meaning of "revolution," focusing on changes in literary style and form and the way people began to think about selves, culture, politics/society, and thinking itself. The course is interdisciplinary, exploring thinking about and developments in architecture, music, and painting as well as in literature and philosophy. The specific focus of the course may vary from year to year. Some possible topics include: Johnson and His Circle; 17th- and 18th-Century Women; Drama from the Restoration to the Late 18th Century; Alongside the Novel: Genres and Modes in the Age of Revolution; From Alchemy to Chemistry in 100 Years: The Royal Society and the Creation of the Scientific World View; the Athens of the North: Queens, Pretenders, Poets, and Rhetoricians; The Voice of Dissent: Milton, Paine, Blake. Prerequisites: ENG-114, ENG-115 or ENG-116, ENG-121 or ENG-122. Spring semester, even years.

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1.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

WWW.GUSTAVUS.EDU

Phone Number:

(507) 933-8000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Four-one-four plan

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