English and Creative Writing 138F,S - Literature, Art, and Religion

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Hamilton College

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William Hazlitt described his visit the National Gallery of Art in London in the 1820s as a religious experience: "A visit to this sanctuary, this holy of holies, is like going on a pilgrimage - it is an act of devotion performed at the shrine of Art!" In this course, we will consider the ways in which British literature between 1850 and 1950 represents religious and aesthetic experience as similar, and why some of these authors recommend art or literature as replacements for religion. Authors include Arnold, Carlyle, Pater, Tennyson, Trollope, T. S. Eliot, Yeats, and Waugh. (Writing-intensive.) (Proseminar.) Open to first-year students only. Maximum enrollment, 16. Gannon.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.hamilton.edu

Phone Number:

(315) 859-4011

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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