ENGL 258 Thematic Studies: The Victorian Mind

Prerequisite: Completion of the Composition area of the core with a grade of C- or above. A study of major themes in Victorian literature with emphasis on the impact of the industrial and scientific revolutions on society, religion, and art. Texts may include novels by Dickens or Eliot, essays by Mill, Carlyle, and Arnold, and poems by Tennyson, Browning, and Arnold. (H2)