English 220 - Culture & Society: 1798-1900

This course will examine a number of major literary texts from the Lyrical Ballads of Wordsworth and Coleridge through Conrad's Heart of Darkness. The focus will be on major poets and novelists of the period, but we will also consider some nonfiction prose writers as well. The course will be particularly concerned with the literary response to social change such as the migration from the country to the city, the rise of industry, the situation of women, and the legacy of imperialist expansion.

Course limited to sophomores, juniors and seniors