Sublimity, Visions, and the Self in British Literature, 1789-1830
ENGL 226
Spring 2022 not offered
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This course is an introduction to British literature from the 1790s to the 1820s. We will trace three central thematic and formal preoccupations through the poetry, fiction, and philosophical prose of the era: (1) sublimity and the Gothic; (2) the imagination, dreams, and visions; and (3) individualism and interiority.
No experience with philosophy, history, or British literature is expected; the course functions as an introduction to all of them and, in this sense, to the interdisciplinary study of literature. This class is designed to complement ENGL288: "Romantic Poetry in Conversation," so while some of the poems we will read in this class also appear on that syllabus, they do so in very different contexts. Students who have taken that class or other classes with the instructor should feel free to enroll and not worry about duplication or redundancy. This course satisfies the English Department's Literary History II requirement. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (ENGL)(ENGL-Literature) |
Major Readings:
Poetry by Blake, Coleridge, Wordsworth, and others. Austen, SENSE AND SENSIBILITY Prose by Smith, Burke, Radcliffe, Godwin; and much more.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Two essays (5 p.), midterm and final exams. This course also carries a research option. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course satisfies the English Department's History II requirement for the major and the research option requirement for senior thesis writers.. Pre-requisite overrides will be granted to students with any 200-level English course. There is very little overlap between this course and ENGL288: Romantic Poetry. Some texts, such as TINTERN ABBEY, are read in both courses but in very different contexts. |
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