ENGL 44424 - The London Novel, Postwar to Postmodern

Institution:

University of Notre Dame

Subject:

English

Description:

Many of Britain's greatest 20th century novelists have explored questions of self, society, and history against the backdrop of London, that most literary of cities. Our reading list will examine London as it copes with the traumas of the Great War (Virginia Woolf, Pat Barker) and World War II (Graham Greene, Muriel Spark), as it indulges in the social tumult of the '60s and '70s (V.S. Naipul, Kingsley Amis) and as it reacts to waves of immigration at century's end (Hilary Mantel, Zadie Smith, Monica Ali). As we trace the routes of many of our fictional characters, from Mrs. Dalloway's Bond Street to Monica Ali's Brick Lane, we'll explore how modernist and postmodernist ideas and experiments helped shape the narrative form of the London novel, just as they were shaping the art and architecture of the city. Literary and architectural walking tours and a visit to the Tate Modern will supplement our discussions of the novels. Response papers, 12-15 page paper, final.

Credits:

3.00

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Lecture

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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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