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Course Code ENL 411
Course Title
Novel From Defoe To Austen
Semester(s) offered Second
Language of Course English
Lecturer(s)
Pre-requisit(ies)
None
Co –requisit(ies)
None
Credit Value 3
ECTS Value 6
Duration of Course 15 weeks
Total Student StudyTime 45 class hours plus student’s private studies
Objectives
• To analyse and evaluate how novel (a new genre)
emerged in England in the 18 th C. and developed in
the 19 th C.
• To have a closer look at the social, historical,
economic and cultural aspects of the time.
• To evaluate the novels’ style, narration and plot
structure finding the typicalities shared by most of
them.
• To create an awareness of the major texts and
authors of the time.
Syllabus
• Introduction to 18 th C. England: social, historical,
political background
• Introduction to the novel and other literary genres of
the time
• Daniel Defoe and Moll Flanders
• Laurence Sterne and Tristram Shandy
• Jane Austen and Pride& Prejudice
• Comparison of the styles of the three novels
Intended Learning Outcomes • By the end of the course, students will be expected
to have an awareness of the historical, social,
cultural and artistic contexts of the 18th C England.
They will be able to analyse the main characteristics
of the novel of the time.
Learning/ Teaching Methods
Assignments
Examination
Assessment
Reading List
* The teaching will be mainly based on lectures and class
discussions
• Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders
• Laurence Sterne, Tristram Shandy
• Jane Austen, Pride & Prejudice
• Terry Eagleton, Towards A Sign of the Text
Course Code ENL 412
Course Title
Eighteenth-Century English Literature
Semester(s) offered Fourth