Politics and the Novel

This course will explore how various realist and modernist novels represent political life, both in its practical dimensions and as forms of consciousness (ideologies, world views, attitudes). We will also explore theoretical and critical writings on the topic of literature and politics. Authors will include Elizabeth Gaskell, E.M. Forster, Lionel Trilling, Ralph Ellison, Doris Lessing, and Viet Thanh Nguyen. Enrollment limited to 20.