English 217BF - Brit. & Irish Fict. 1900-1945

This course examines fiction by some of the key;British and Irish writers from the first half of;the twentieth century (1900-1945). We will be;interested in the ways in which the form and;content of the novel and the short story have;been impacted by changes in social and cultural;contexts. The course will cover topics such as;the end of empire and the pervasive influence of;music on modernist writers. The reading list will;include works by James Joyce, Virginia Woolf,;Katherine Mansfield and Elizabeth Bowen.

Prereq: ENGL-199 or ENGL-200.