Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

ENGL 3095  Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

Prerequisites:

Six credits from the following: ENGL 2006, ENGL 2007, ENGL 2255, ENGL 2265

Antirequisites:

ENGL 2095

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

This course introduces students to a selection of English literature written between the Restoration of the Stuart monarchy in 1660 and the beginning of the nineteenth century. This period of literary history is characterized by its witty - and often scathing - satires, the revitalization of the English theatre after its closure in 1642, the beginning of the novel as a respectable literary form, the emergence of the professional woman writer, and a new focus on nature, the imagination, and sensibility. Specific content may vary from year to year.