Course Details
Country:
Germany
Institution:
University of Mannheim
Course Title:
Neo-Victorian Fiction
Course Number:
ANG 414
Course Description:
Paradoxically enough, the Victorian Age appears to be alive and kicking. Judging from the number of novels, films, and series produced year by year, there must be something about the 19th century that still speaks to us: to find out what this might be is one of the objectives of this seminar, which will focus on novels published in the 20th and 21st centuries and set during the reign of Queen Victoria. We will discuss two ‘classics’ of the genre: John Fowles’ The French Lieutenant’s Woman (1969) and A.S. Byatt’s Possession (1990), as well as two more recent examples: Sarah Moss’ Bodies of Light (2014) and Sarah Perry’s The Essex Serpent (2017). Fowles employs an intrusive authorial 20th century narrator to bridge the gap between his Victorian story set in 1867 and the time of the novel’s publication, thus highlighting differences between the two time frames and providing a wealth
Language:
English
Approved Equivalent:
Pending For Approval
Attachment Files:
mannheim - ANG 414.docx
