THE RISE OF THE BRITISH NOVEL

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Prerequisite: LITT 2114 and LITT 2123. Formerly LITT 3713. Not open to those with credit for LITT 3713. 1700-1900 Course and British Literature Course. Reading of early British novels, beginning with Daniel Defoe's Moll Flanders through Sterne's Tristram Shandy. We will examine how, why, and for whom the novel as a form of literature began and trace its early development in Britain. A series of papers will be required. Faculty: Literature Faculty