Literature of the Regency

3.00 credits · Undergraduate

Prereq: 6 credits from ENGL at the 2000 level; or permission of the Department This course examines British writing of the early nineteenth century from the Regency through the reign of George IV (1810-1830). The literary genres to be studied will include Romantic poetry, Regency satire, the historical novel, and the novel of manners, written by such authors as Byron, Austen, Keats, the Shelleys, Scott, Hemans, and Landon. (Format: Lecture 3 Hours) (Exclusion: ENGL 3450)