British Literature since 1785

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This course examines the major literary movements in Britain from the Romantic period to the present in relation to their historical and cultural contexts. This class also surveys how the genres of poetry, the novel, the short story, and drama emerge and evolve through the late eighteenth to the early twenty-first centuries. Students in EN 626 will write an extended research paper on a topic chosen in consultation with the instructor. Prerequisite for EN 626 : admission to MLS program or consent.