The Novel after 1900 0.5 Development of the novel since 1900 with emphasis on social context and on developments in theme and technique. A study of late medieval writing, with special emphasis on the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. The course includes attention to the material and cultural conditions of textual production. Texts are analyzed in relation to 17th-century debates about aesthetic, political and social issues. The study of a wide variety of issues and topics in Restoration and 18th-century British Literature.
Attention is given to both canonical and non-canonical authors.
Topics may include representations of authority in Restoration theatre, neoclassical theories of literature, the rise of the novel, experiments in genre, and issues of power and gender. The following courses are studies of an advanced nature, conducted in small participating groups in which significant topics of literary interest are explored through reading primary and secondary sources. Topics studied may include the cultural history of the English language, stylistics, linguistics, oral and discourse theory in film, media, literary and non-literary texts. EN409 Special Topics 0.5 Consult the Department of English for current offerings. Of special interest is the relationship between societal norms, power, and sexuality in the different periods and cultures which give rise to these texts.