ENGL 202: Major English Writers II

William Butler Yeats's apocalyptic poem, read and discussed.

A discussion and analysis of T. S. Eliot's The Waste Land

A reading and analysis of T. S. Eliot's "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock"

A brief introduction to some of the historical and cultural forces that shaped early twentieth century literature.

The dedication and first part of the first canto of Lord Byron's _Don Juan_.

The dedication second part of the first canto of Lord Byron's _Don Juan_.

Shelley's poetic theories, as outlined in _The Defence of Poetry._

An examination of Shelley's "Sonnet: England in 1819," "Ozymandias," and "Ode to the West Wind."

Some common characteristics of British literature during the Romantic Period.

Introduction to Virginia Woolf, with an excerpt from A Room of One's Own

Excerpts from Rossetti's poem about a fallen woman, and metaphorical analysis.

Background on the Pre-Raphaelite movement, and Dante Gabriel Rossetti's most famous poem.

A reading and analysis of Tennyson's famous Homeric poem.

A reading and analysis of Tennyson's famous Arthurian poem.

Victorian views on gender roles, illustrated by reading selections.

An overview of Victorian perspectives on religion and science, and Matthew Arnold's "Dover Beach"

An overview of the Victorian Period in England

Some final reflections on Jane Austen's Emma

Emma, volume 1, chapters 1-3

Samuel Taylor Coleridge's poem, "Christabel," in the context of the Gothic.