Course description: Our approach will be largely an in-depth, "major authors" study of the literature produced in England from 1798 to roughly the end of World War I. In addition to close readings of the texts, we will focus upon their historical contexts and, at the same time, examine a number of significant trends and issues which continue to bear a cultural impact on our own lives (e.g., we will look at such things as individualism and the rise of democracy, the position of women, industrial society at its best and worst, and science vs. religion). Finally, we will try to gain an understanding of what it was like to live in nineteenth-century England.
Prerequisite: ENGL 1302 or 1301 with a minimum grade of C and concurrent enrollment in ENGL 1302.

Responsibilities: You will be expected to read each assignment and actively participate in all online discussions and exercises. There will be unit tests, two short critical papers, and three major examinations.

Texts
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol.2, 7th ed.
Charles Dickens's Hard Times (Norton Critical Edition), 2nd ed.