Literature of London (FYS)
ENGL 163F
Fall 2025
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This first-year seminar examines the role of London in the literary imagination of nineteenth-century Britain. A vibrant multi-class and multi-ethnic 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. Together, we will explore how writers depicted the city, how they envisioned the relationship between urban living and modern life, how they understood London's inhabitants and their plots, and how they placed the city in networks of stories reaching around the world. |
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Seminar | Grading Mode: Student Option |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (English) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 | | Special Attributes: FYS |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
Charles Dickens, OUR MUTUAL FRIEND; Arthur Conan Doyle, ADVENTURES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES; Robert Louis Stevenson, THE STRANGE CASE OF DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE; Anthony Trollope, PHINEAS FINN; P. G. Wodehouse, PSMITH IN THE CITY; Arnold Bennett, THE GRAND BABYLON HOTEL; essays by Charles Lamb and Thomas De Quincey from THE LONDON MAGAZINE; and restaurant reviews by Nathaniel Newnham-Davis.
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Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
Contributes to fulfillment of ENGL major requirements: elective (FYS-level). |
| Instructor(s): Weiner,Stephanie Times: ...W.F. 02:50PM-04:10PM; Location: TBA |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 15 | | SR major: X | JR major: X | | |
| Seats Available: 0 | GRAD: X | SR non-major: X | JR non-major: X | SO: X | FR: 15 |
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