AS 060.208 - Radical Politics and the English Novel

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Johns Hopkins University

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This course will examine radical politics and its relationship to popular print culture and the English novel from the late eighteenth century through the early Victorian period. Students will consider widespread fears of radical rebellion, the position of the English working class, and controversies over political reform. Readings will include the novels Caleb Williams, A Tale of Two Cities and North And South and political writings by Thomas Paine, Edmund Burke and George Eliot, among others.

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.jhu.edu

Phone Number:

(410) 516-8000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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