Honours Specialization - The Victorians
ENGL 3347 The Victorians
Prerequisites:
Six credits of 2000 level ENGL (excluding
ENGL 2001,
ENGL 2011) or any 45 credits
completed (excluding ENGL 1501, ENGL 1502,
ENGL 2001,
ENGL 2011).
Antirequisites:
ENGL 3145
Hours:
Three hours of lecture per week for one term.
Credits:
3
Description:
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.