Gender & Genius: The Genesis of Romanticism

3 credits

This course will explore the Romantic period and the concept of genius from its origins in copyright law to the gender issues arising from the Latin word, ingenium. We will study Wordsworth, Coleridge, Keats, Mary and Percy Shelley, and the paradoxically unconscious state of genius as both a sign of mastery and yet an unmasterable gift. ***Prerequisite: ENGL 100 and either ENGL 110 or completion of 48 credit hours.***