LITR242

Survey of British Literature: Romantic to Contemporary looks at a broad selection ofprimary and secondary literary texts, produced principally by British authors within the national and international context of colonial and posteolonial Britain during this long period. We will read these texts closely, attending to issues of genre, figurative language, national and international historical context, literary periods, British ethnocentrism/ eurocentrism, literary influences, including the interconnectedness of authors geographically and temporally. The art and music of the periods will also occasionally be reviewed to add to an understanding ofthe cultural background of the literary texts, and the breadth of influence(s).