ENGL 247

Fall 2012 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 27-Dec 12

The British Novel

Credit: 3 hours.

Critical study of representative British novels from different literary periods.

Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition I requirement.

This course satisfies the General Education Criteria in Fall 2022 for:

Humanities – Lit & Arts

Cultural Studies - Western

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ENGL 247 class schedule data for fall 2012
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	40993	Lecture-Discussion	P	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	English Building	Hansen, J	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/27/12-12/12/12 Degree Notes: Literature and the Arts, and Western Compartv Cult course. Section Info: The course will explore the rise and fall of the British novel. By examining such themes as development, the marriage contract, innovation, and experimentation, we?ll observe how the novel first came into being in the United Kingdom. We?ll also study the diverse social, cultural, and psychic needs that the novel has served throughout its lifespan, and how it evolved into the dominant literary genre in the language. Requirements for the course will include active class participation, a daily reading journal, two major exams and two 8-10 page essays. Course Reading List: Jane Austen?s Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte Bront�?s Jane Eyre, Wilkie Collins?s The Woman in White, Joseph Conrad?s Under Western Eyes, James Joyce?s A Portrait of the Artists as a Young Man, Virginia Woolf?s Mrs. Dalloway, Graham Greene?s The Quiet American, Ian McEwan?s Atonement