Romantic/Victorian Literature

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Readings in Romantic and Victorian literature. The course begins with Wordsworth's expressions of religion and nature, working through selections from the other major Romantics, and concludes with the prophetic and public solutions to the problems of industrial English offered by Carlyle, Tennyson, Ruskin, and Arnold. Special attention to the contextual relationship of literature and the thought and culture of the period. Additional requirements: Students must present an oral report on an assigned work and must write a research paper of 15-20 pages with full scholarly apparatus. Prerequisites: Admission to the MLS program or consent.