ENGH 432: Topics: British Authors

ENGH 432-001: Virginia Woolf
(Fall 2011)

12:00 PM to 01:15 PM TR

Section Information for Fall 2011

Virginia Woolf's major novels and essays were among the most significant contributions to British art and ideas in the first half of the twentieth century.  In this course, we will read her major works within three contexts: the aesthetics and ideas of the Bloomsbury group, the innovations of literary modernism, and feminist and pacifist politics.  Among the topics we will consider are the relationship between visual and literary aesthetics, British imperialism and its decline, and the role modernism as an emerging cultural force in England.  Texts include her memoir, Moments of Being, the novels Mrs. Dalloway, To the Lighthouse, Orlando, The Waves, and her nonfiction essays: A Room of One's Own and Three Guineas.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Study of one or two major figures in British literature. Notes: May be repeated when topic is different with permission of department. Offered by English. May be repeated within the term for a maximum 6 credits.
Specialized Designation: Topic Varies
Recommended Prerequisite: Satisfaction of University requirements in 100-level English and in Mason Core literature.
Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Undergraduate Regular scale.

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