ENGL 352 - Modern British and Irish Literature

Fall and Spring (3) K. Johnson, Joyce, Melfi

This course considers how the literature of the British Isles reacted to the dramatic events of the first half of the twentieth century, including two world wars, the loss of empire (and partial independence for Ireland), struggles over extending the franchise (especially for women), the rise of mass communications. We will consider how a consciously new modernist literature responded to these developments and how older literary forms were modified for a changing world.