ENGL 314 - Nineteenth Century Women Writers

This course will examine the literary achievement of selected major women English writers of the 19th century, and 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.

Prerequisites & Notes
Course Codes: BHR. Women and Gender Studies course.

Credits: 3