ENG 224-01 - The Tradition of English Literature II

4 credits (Spring)

This course traces the diversification and evolution of British literary genres from the Restoration to the end of the nineteenth century. Readings may include works by Aphra Behn, Daniel Defoe, Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, William Blake, Jane Austen, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Charles Dickens, and Oscar Wilde. We will discuss English literary forms in light of broad social transformations occurring in this epoch, including the emergence of Britain as a global empire, the expansion and regulation of print media, the rise of domesticity as a cultural and economic logic, and the bifurcation of religious and scientific conceptions of human nature. Students will compose short online responses for each reading, create an annotated bibliography on a single (unassigned) author, and take a midterm and final exam involving literary terminology, historical content, and quotation recognition.

Prerequisite: ENG 120 or ENG 121 for majors; for non-majors, ENG 120 or ENG 121 or any course in the study of literature in another language department.
Instructor: Mangano