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ENGL 149 SC - Literature of the Fin de Siècle


This course examines the fiction, poetry, and drama of 1880-1905, a period of enormous innovation in literary form and expression. Study of the major schools and movements of the fin de siècle—symbolism, naturalism, aestheticism, decadence— with emphasis on how the major writers of the period transformed 19th-century conventions into a new modernist vocabulary. The focus is on British literature, with consideration of Continental writers as well. Authors include Zola, Schreiner, Hardy, Ibsen, Shaw, Huysmans, Wilde, James, and Conrad.

Instructor: A. Matz
Course Credit: 1.0


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