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2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018 - 2019 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

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EH 206 - British Writers II


Credits: (4 credits)

This survey provides a comprehensive study of the literature of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries – the Romantic, Victorian, and Modern Periods. The course examines poetry by the major Romantic poets, poetry by the Victorians (Tennyson and Browning), and twentieth-century short stories and poetry; at times the course includes novels by Dickens and one or two other novelists.

Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to do the following:

  1. Understand the major literary developments in British literature from the nineteenth century to the present day;
  2. Form your own interpretation of a literary work using close reading skills;
  3. Construct convincing, nuanced, and well-supported interpretive arguments;
  4. Synthesize the thematic and narrative concerns that span multiple works in this course.




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