Literature of London
ENGL 115
Spring 2011
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This course examines the role of London in the literary imagination of Great Britain from 1800 to 1914. A vibrant multiclass and multiethnic jigsaw puzzle, London was a world city at the center of the empire, the seat of crown and Parliament, and a place of both danger and opportunity. In addition to being the economic and political center of Great Britain, some authors viewed London as the nation's narrative center as well. Others saw the ugliness of the city, its poverty and noisy, crowded streets, as inimical to literature. As this tension between visions of London as the core of British culture and as its anathema suggests, literature about London meditated upon the relations between art and society, progress and poverty, and literature and social fact. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing
Writing: this is a writing-intensive course in which some class time will be devoted to discussing writing-related issues. Interpretation: this course will help students develop skills for interpreting literature, particularly novels.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYI |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Dickens, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND
Trollope, PHINEAS FINN
Eliot, DANIEL DERONDA
Conan Doyle, ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
Stevenson, STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE
Conrad, THE SECRET AGENT
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Examinations and Assignments:
Five short (3-4 p.) essays, final paper (5-6 p.) |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course is writing- and reading-intensive. |
| Instructor(s): Weiner,Stephanie Kuduk Times: ..T.R.. 09:00AM-10:20AM; Location: FISK404; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 19 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 1 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 19 |
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