ENGL 429

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Eighteenth-Century Fiction

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Credit: 3 OR 4 hours.

Focused study of British and Anglophone fiction in the eighteenth century. Authors may include Defoe, Swift, Haywood, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, Burney, Walpole, Radcliffe, and others.

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

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ENGL 429 class schedule data for spring 2025
	CRN	Type	Section	Time	Day	Location	Instructor	Section Details
	43201	Lecture-Discussion	1G	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	1022 Lincoln Hall	Cole, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 4 hours Section Info: SP25 - ENGL 429 - Eighteenth-Century Fiction - Fiction and the Global Eighteenth Century - Lucinda Cole - The eighteenth century was a time of contact and exchange among all corners of the globe, leading many writers to imagine themselves as “citizens of the world.” What, exactly, does this phrase mean? Our course examines eighteenth-century fiction within the context of international trade, settler colonialism, and enslavement. Texts will include Aphra Behn, Oroonoko; Daniel Defoe, Captain Singleton; Samuel Johnson, Rasselas; John Polidori, The Vampyre: A Tale; The Black Vampyre; A Legend of St. Domingo; Anonymous, The Woman of Colour; and Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, read alongside some less familiar poems and travel narratives. Grades will be based on two full-length essays; an oral report; and a series of one-page papers used to generate class discussion. Restriction(s): Restricted to Graduate - Urbana-Champaign.
	43200	Lecture-Discussion	1U	11:00AM -12:15PM	TR	1022 Lincoln Hall	Cole, L	Part of Term: 1 Date Range: 01/21/25-05/07/25 Credit: 3 hours Section Info: SP25 - ENGL 429 - Eighteenth-Century Fiction - Fiction and the Global Eighteenth Century - Lucinda Cole - The eighteenth century was a time of contact and exchange among all corners of the globe, leading many writers to imagine themselves as “citizens of the world.” What, exactly, does this phrase mean? Our course examines eighteenth-century fiction within the context of international trade, settler colonialism, and enslavement. Texts will include Aphra Behn, Oroonoko; Daniel Defoe, Captain Singleton; Samuel Johnson, Rasselas; John Polidori, The Vampyre: A Tale; The Black Vampyre; A Legend of St. Domingo; Anonymous, The Woman of Colour; and Jane Austen, Mansfield Park, read alongside some less familiar poems and travel narratives. Grades will be based on two full-length essays; an oral report; and a series of one-page papers used to generate class discussion. Restriction(s): Restricted to Undergrad - Urbana-Champaign.