ENG 54 - Eighteenth-Century Literature and Life

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Long Island University-C W Post Campus

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From 1660 to 1800, London was the center of English literature. London was also the largest and busiest city in Europe, a hub of finance and commerce, as well as fashion, culture, aristocratic social life, and theaters and galleries, but it was also home to hundreds of thousands of people living in extreme poverty, often dying of starvation. Perhaps because of this friction, writers, as well as visual and musical artists, produced works of fierce energy: some heatedly passionate, some wildly comic, most of them deeply provocative. Writings include satirical attacks on the establishment, fanciful tales of exotic lands, successful strategies for young lovers, plays glorifying criminals, poems of advice and self-justification and discussions of what constitutes genuine happiness. Readings will include selections from Jonathan Swift, John Gay, Alexander Pope, Susannah Centlivre, and Samuel Johnson. 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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