Course Description

37-330 Restoration to Romanticism: Forging the Nation F(3-0) [0.50]

Drawing upon a range of literary texts from a variety of genres, this course will explore the politics of language and style in a series of cultural debates that shaped British national character from the late seventeenth to the late eighteenth centuries. Selected topics may include: literary representations of religious establishment and dissent; the division of power; the question of minority cultures; revolution and reaction; the problem of economic stability. Reading-intensive course. (Offered in even-numbered years.)

Prerequisites: 37-106 or 37-120.

Course Profile

1998-99 Undergraduate Calendar