Academic Catalog 2022-2023 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
Academic Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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EGL 276 - Literature of the Manor House

Course Units: 1.0
(Winter: Burkett) In this course we will investigate the rich and complex history of the genre of English manor house fiction. Focusing on texts ranging from Jane Austen’s Northanger Abbey and E. M. Forster’s Howards End to Kazuo Ishiguro’s The Remains of the Day, Sarah Waters’ The Little Stranger, and Ian McEwan’s Atonement, we will explore issues of gender, sexuality, race, and especially class in both course readings and class discussions. Furthermore, we’ll examine a number of filmic representations of British country house life, including Robert Altman’s Gosford Park and Julian Fellowes’s Downton Abbey. In addition to crafting course papers, students will have the option to research, create, and showcase their own multi-media projects exploring virtual manor homes via a range of freely downloadable programs and platforms.  Prerequisite(s): One 100-level English course or a score of 5 on the AP English Language or Literature and Composition test. CC: HUL, HUM, WAC, JCAD, JLIT ISP: GSW, STS



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