In this course, we will explore the changing relationships of persons to social worlds in selected English novels of the nineteenth century. The English novel’s representation of imperialism and industrialization, its engagement with debates about women's roles, social mobility, class conflict, and its assertion of itself as a moral guide for its readers will be among the themes we will discuss. The assigned novels will probably include Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Charles Dickens’s Hard Times, and Henry James's Daisy Miller.

Units: 1

Max Enrollment: 25

Prerequisites: None.

Instructor: Rodensky

Distribution Requirements: LL - Language and Literature

Semesters Offered this Academic Year: Spring

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