The 18th Century Novel: Truth Structured like a Fiction

3 credits

This course will study the rise of realism in the novel and its relationship to the rise of the middle class by focusing on the question of historical truth—in fiction—and the secularization of ethics. Is fiction needed to produce a truth otherwise unavailable in “reality”? ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***