ENGL 972A - Modernism in England

FC ARHU WADV

4 credits
A study of the modernist aesthetic as practiced in England during the first half of the twentieth century, emphasizing thematic, cultural, and stylistic developments and focusing as much as possible on works reflecting life in London. The syllabus is likely to include work by Ezra Pound, T.S. Eliot, Elizabeth Bowen, D.H. Lawrence, Joseph Conrad, Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, Evelyn Waugh, and Graham Greene. Literary study will be complemented by attention to the visual art, architecture, music, and dance of the period.
Prerequisites & Notes: Taught in London. Acceptance to the Oberlin-in-London Program required.