女性小說家與英國浪漫文學

Course description “Women Novelists and British Romantic Literature” is an introductory course that offers our undergraduate stu-dents an opportunity to read four defining texts in the evolution of the novel from the British Romantic period, including Elizabeth Hamilton’s The Cottagers of Glenburnie (1808), Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility (1811), Susan Ferrier’s Marriage (1818) and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (1818). The themes (including class, society, education and science) of these four novels are different from each other, but they are all important to our understanding of the significant relationship between the novel and British Romanticism as they could rep-resent various dimensions of the country. By reading these four novels, students will be equipped with considera-ble knowledge of literature produced during this period.

Course aims Students taking this course will be asked to read several chapters from one of the four novels each week, write a final term paper and give a short oral presentation. This course will 1. Enhance students’ critical reading skills 2. Improve students’ English writing ability 3. Develop students’ presentation skills 4. Enrich students’ understanding of British Romantic literature