ENGL 435

Fall 2014 Part of Term 1

Part of Term 1
Aug 25-Dec 10

19th C British Fiction

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

3 undergraduate hours. 4 graduate hours. Prerequisite: One year of college literature or consent of instructor.

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ENGL 435 class schedule data for fall 2014
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	40394	Lecture-Discussion	1G	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	English Building	Courtemanche, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: An optimistic note of progress is the keynote of many 19th-century novels: characters learn and grow, society works through conflict, secrets are uncovered. But in British fiction, this process of discovery and growth is often complicated by nostalgia and fears of loss. Sometimes the characters discover that what they were looking for was in front of them all along, or find they can never truly untangle the dark origins of the problems that entrap them. In this class, we?ll be focusing on this particular mixture of romance, Bildungsroman, the detective story, and Gothic historicism. Our readings will include Jane Austen?s Emma, Charles Dickens?s Bleak House, Emily Bront�?s Wuthering Heights, Wilkie Collins?s The Moonstone, Oscar Wilde?s The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Joseph Conrad?s The Heart of Darkness. These novels are tremendously fun to read, but also very long, so be prepared for a great deal of reading (both fiction and secondary criticism). The course will require one close-reading paper, one research paper, a midterm and final, weekly written assignments, and active class participation. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	30174	Lecture-Discussion	1U	2:00PM -3:15PM	TR	English Building	Courtemanche, E	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 08/25/14-12/10/14 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: An optimistic note of progress is the keynote of many 19th-century novels: characters learn and grow, society works through conflict, secrets are uncovered. But in British fiction, this process of discovery and growth is often complicated by nostalgia and fears of loss. Sometimes the characters discover that what they were looking for was in front of them all along, or find they can never truly untangle the dark origins of the problems that entrap them. In this class, we?ll be focusing on this particular mixture of romance, Bildungsroman, the detective story, and Gothic historicism. Our readings will include Jane Austen?s Emma, Charles Dickens?s Bleak House, Emily Bront�?s Wuthering Heights, Wilkie Collins?s The Moonstone, Oscar Wilde?s The Picture of Dorian Gray, and Joseph Conrad?s The Heart of Darkness. These novels are tremendously fun to read, but also very long, so be prepared for a great deal of reading (both fiction and secondary criticism). The course will require one close-reading paper, one research paper, a midterm and final, weekly written assignments, and active class participation. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.