ENGL-346

This class focuses on British literature and culture during the Victorian era (1832-1901). This period saw the rise of industrialization and imperialism, the advancement of science and religious crisis, class conflict, and social and political reform. It is also a rich epoch for writers including Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters, George Eliot, Lewis Carroll, Robert Browning, Thomas Hardy, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, and many others. The focus, theme, and texts for this course may vary.