ENGL 350 - Clash of Ideals: The Issue of Progress in 19th Century Literature

5 credit hours

An exploration of the ways the modern industrial nation-state affected changes in the literature of England, continental Europe, and Russia from 1800 to around 1910, particularly controversies about religion and science, mass production and art for art’s sake, sentimentalism and rationalism, and the proper role of government in advancing the common good. BE