Course Description

Comparative Literature and Civilization 280F/G The Great Age of the Novel

Masterpieces of European fiction during the period 1830-1900 and their context in the history, art and music of the time. Emphasis will be placed on the exceptional individual's role in a rapidly changing society, as well as on the growth of realism, nationalism and technology.

Antirequisite: The former Comparative Literature and Civilization 124F/G.

Prerequisite: Comparative Literature and Civilization 020 or permission of the Department.

3 lecture hours, half course.

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