ENG 113 - The Eighteenth-Century English Novel

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Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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Often described as the period in which the genre of the novel was created and developed into a dominant form of literature for an educated reading public, the eighteenth century was a turbulent period of struggle between various ideological forces that would transform British society. As a period that gave rise to what would eventually be characterized as the realist novel, the eighteenth century provided its great authors with a focus that enabled them to record the emergence of the individual as a historical entity. In addition to providing early examples of criminal, realist, sentimental, and Gothic novels, the eighteenth century furnished its authors with a wide range of material generated by the emergence of capitalism, travel and exploration, the development of colonialism, religious conflict, and the rise of experimental science. These changes also generated intellectual conflict between conservative, antiscientific Humanists and utilitarian, profit-oriented Moderns, a conflict that plays a prominent role in much of the fiction generated during the period. Possible authors covered in the class include: Defoe, Swift, Burney, Fielding, Radcliffe, Richardson, Sterne, and Smollett. Prerequisites of ENG 1 and ENG 2 are required.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.liu.edu

Phone Number:

(516) 299-2900

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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