Academic Calendar 2020/2021 - The Victorians
ENGL 3347 The Victorians
Prerequisites:
Six credits of 2000 level English (excluding ENGL 2001, ENGL 2002 and ENGL 2011).Antirequisites:
ENGL 3145Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.Credits:
3Description:
Students examine a selection of British poetry, prose, and fiction from the mid-1830s to the end of the nineteenth century, commonly known as the Victorian period. Through a close examination of each text in the context of the cultural discourses in which it was produced and received, students gain a better understanding of the literary responses to social, intellectual, and political upheavals.