ENGL 314 - 19th Century Women Writers

This course will [a] examine the literary achievement of some major English women writers of the 19th century, and [b] explore whether their individual literary careers were dependent upon, supported by, or entirely independent of influential men in their society. The course will emphasize these authors’ strategies for becoming successful writers, in the light of cultural/class restrictions and gender stereotypes. Writers will include Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Christina Rossetti, George Eliot, and Virginia Woolf. Satisfies Women’s Studies Minor.

Prerequisites & Notes
Women’s Studies Minor Course

Credits: 3