ENGL 715 - The Victorian Novel

Three hours.
3 Credits

This course traces the development of British fiction during the Victorian period. It analyzes Victorian contribution to the craft of fiction and the introduction of new genres such as the school story, adventure story, colonial novel, social novel, and modern fantasy. In addition, works by representative novelists are examined for their discussion of the pressing issues of the day such as the status of women, evils of industrialism, political franchise, religious debate, universal education, and the rights of the child.