ENGL 408 - Senior Seminar: Modern Realism

This course may also count for the major in (consult the program or department major requirements) :
Comparative Literature
Semester Offered: First Semester
Credits (Range): 4 Hours
Attribute: 4 HU, CD, WR
Guided by recurring questions, students will examine realism as a fundamental intention in the modern novel: What is most essential in realism as a cognitive and literary approach? How does realism relate to politics and the larger social milieu? What about realism as writing (i.e., realism after structuralism and post-structuralism)? How does realism change over time and as it circulates beyond its European origins? The class will raise provocative questions about art, society and reality. Diversity, Post-1900.
Enrollment Limit: 12
Instructor: N. Robinette
Consent of the Instructor Required? Yes
Prerequisites & Notes
For complete prerequisites, please refer to the English Program section titled Senior Tutorials and Seminars.