Eng 550 Advanced Topics in Eighteenth-Century Literature

Study of selected topics in British poetry, prose, and drama (1660-1800). Topics may include major developments (the Enlightenment, the novel, gender and literature, abolitionism, or the culture of sympathy); genres, modes, or forms; or the relation of writing to historical events (slavery, revolution, colonialism, capitalism). Course may be repeated for credit with different topics. Up to 8 credits of this course number can be applied to the English major.