Middlebury

LITS 0245

The Historical Novel

The Historical Novel
Although 19th century Europeans and Americans regarded their era as the vanguard of international peace and progress, the century was filled with the brutalities of class revolt and the carnage of revolution. The historical novel arose concurrent with these volatile conditions, during the turbulent wake of the American and French Revolutions. We will trace the beginnings of the historical novel in works by Scott and Pushkin, and then its later development in works by Stendhal, Dickens, Anatole France and Pasternak. The central text of the course will be Tolstoi's War and Peace. (Formerly LITS 0220) 3 hrs. lect.
Subject:
Literary Studies
Department:
Program in Literary Studies
Division:
Literature
Requirements Fulfilled:
EUR LIT
Equivalent Courses:
LITS 0220 *
ENAM 0245

Sections in Fall 2010, School Abroad Germany (Berlin)

Fall 2010

LITS0245A-F10 Lecture (McWilliams)