ENGL 44307 - The Historical Novel of the 19th and 20th Centuries

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

We will discuss the specific attributes of this literary genre, its strategies and constraints. Then we will study several masterpieces including Ivanhoe and Quentin Durward of Walter Scott, Prosper Merimee's Chronique du siecle de Charles IX; Dumas, the Three Musketeers; Tolstoy, War and Peace; Yourcenar, Memoires of Hadrien; Umberto Eco, The Name of the Rose.

Credits:

3.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Additional Information:

Historical Version(s):

Institution Website:

www.nd.edu

Phone Number:

(574) 631-5000

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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