19C Lit: Inventing England

3 credits

Nineteenth-century Britain, shaken by revolutionary changes, sought to reinvent itself. This course asks how 19th century "England" imagined itself, in historical fiction, romance, adventure fiction, and sentimental realism, forms which permit both nostalgia for a re-imagined past and longing for a British future. ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***