ENGL 20323 - The British Novel

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

Here we survey major British novels over a two-century time span, taking stock of key genre developments along the way. Proceeding chronologically, we begin by exploring how conventions of extended "realistic" prose narratives were established in the 1700s. Then we proceed up through the Romantic and Victorian periods, when the British novel reached a high point of social prominence, narrative variety, and sophistication. Finally, looking to the first decades of the 20th century, we see how Modernists fashioned radically new narrative approaches in an effort to move beyond the topical and literary constraints of the Victorian period. Likely readings include: Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders; Mary Shelley, Frankenstein; Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre; Charles Dickens, Great Expectations; Bram Stoker, Dracula; and Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway. Graded work includes short papers, classroom presentations, and a final exam.

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3.00

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www.nd.edu

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(574) 631-5000

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North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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