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British Literature II

Sec 0828

M W 1-2:15

Bldg 74, rm 103

Text Box: This class will introduce you to the literature of the United Kingdom from roughly 1750 to the present day. The main literary movements we will cover include Romanticism, Victorianism, and Modernism. By the end of the semester, students will have a familiarity with the overarching trends of the periods, and the general work/style of major figures, as well as the historical, political, social, and cultural tensions of the times and how they affected literature..

Dr. David M. Earle

Bldg 50, rm. 247

X2924

Office Hours

M W 2:30—3

T 4 –5

dearle@uwf.edu

Texts:

The Norton Anthology of British Literature, Volume 2.

ISBN: 0-393-92532-3

Frankenstein, Mary Shelley. Signet Classics.

ISBN-13: 978-0451527714

Lectures and Notes:

Enlightenment / intro Lecture:

Shelley and his Circle

Tennyson and Gender Construction

Doyle and Imperialism

Jekyll and Hyde

Lewis Carroll and the Cult of the Child

Heart of Darkness

WWI Poems (powerpoint, handout)