English (ENGL) 395
The Nineteenth-Century English Novel (Revision 3)
Revision 3 is closed for registrations, replaced by current version.
Delivery Mode: Individualized study online.
Credits: 6
Area of Study: Reading Course - Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 211 and ENGL 212, or equivalent first year English course(s).
Centre: Centre for Language and Literature
ENGL 395 is not available for challenge.
Overview
This course introduces the student to some of the major English novels of the nineteenth century. Starting with Pride and Prejudice (1812), it moves chronologically through the century, examining the development of fiction through such representative works as Frankenstein (1818), Jane Eyre (1847), Wuthering Heights (1847), Vanity Fair (1847-1848), Bleak House (1853), North and South (1855), Barchester Towers (1857), Middlemarch (1867), The Way of All Flesh (1884, 1904), and Tess of the d'Urbervilles (1891). This survey covers various types of fiction from the novel of manners, the Gothic romance, and the historical romance, to satiric, comic, and tragic novels.
Note: Since this is a senior course, we expect students to have good reading and writing skills as well as the basic critical tools and knowledge of literary forms and techniques that are acquired in an introductory university English literature course like Athabasca University's English 211 and 212. Students who do not have the recommended credits in an introductory English literature course may experience significant difficulty with the essay assignments and examinations.
Evaluation
To receive credit for ENGL 395, you must complete and pass all assignments and achieve a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Essay 1 | Essay 2 | Oral Quiz | Biographies | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40% | 40% | 10% | 10% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
Course Materials
Textbooks
Austen, Jane. Pride and Prejudice.
Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre.
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights.
Butler, Samuel. The Way of All Flesh.
Dickens, Charles. Bleak House.
Eliot, George. Middlemarch.
Gaskell, Elizabeth. North and South.
Hardy, Thomas. Tess of the d'Urbervilles.
Shelley, Mary. Frankenstein.
Thackeray, William Makepeace. Vanity Fair.
Trollope, Anthony. Barchester Towers.
Other materials
The course materials also include a student manual.
Athabasca University reserves the right to amend course outlines occasionally and without notice. Courses offered by other delivery methods may vary from their individualized-study counterparts.
Opened in Revision 3, March 12, 2008.
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Last updated by SAS 09/10/2013 11:31:20
