ENGLISH 308
The Novel, the Native and the New
Please note: this is archived course information from 2018 for ENGLISH 308.
Description
An inquiry into the genre and nature of the "novel" in the Eighteenth Century, focusing on new worlds opened up by science and travel, commerce and the book industry, women’s writing and the developing public sphere, cultural contact and colonialism. The novel is considered both a problem of the modern and a means of negotiating unprecedented phenomena.
Availability 2018
Not taught in 2018
Lecturer(s)
TBA
Assessment
Coursework + exam
Points
ENGLISH 308: 15 points
Prerequisites
30 points at Stage II in English