LITR362

(Formerly LITR 338) The 19th century is generally considered as the era during which the novel became a dominant literary genre. In this course, we will examine the development of the novel in an international context. We will explore how different literary movements (such as romanticism, realism, and sentimentalism) were articulated in different geographic and cultural contexts, and how these movements interacted with and were influenced by political and social concerns of the day. The primary objective of this course is thus to better understand both the novel as genre, and its development over this crucial time period.