ENGL W3269 - British Literature, 1900-1950

Institution:

Columbia University in the City of New York

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Description:

In this course, we will consider the problem of modernity as expressed in a range of works, primarily fiction and poetry, written by British authors in the first half of the twentieth century. Topics include: historical change and trauma; gender and sexuality; empire, colonization, and the development of post-colonial voices; class and social mobility; memory; consumerism and mass culture; and the large-scale devastation of war. Authors include: Wilde, Conrad, Yeats, Eliot, Woolf, Joyce, Forster, Lawrence, Orwell, Rhys, and a selection of writings from the First World War.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.columbia.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 854-1754

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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