ENG 882 Austen, George Eliot, Woolf
Graduate seminar exploring narrative innovations in the 19th and 20th centuries through three authors: Jane Austen, George Eliot and Virginia Woolf. In addition to charting the formation of a female literary tradition within the broader context of literary history, the course will also explore the developing figure of the literary critic and essayist alongside changes in authorial voice in fiction. Course content will include novels, short fiction, essays and non-fiction prose, as well as literary criticism.