Study five major 19th-century classics that have passed the test of time: a great and haunting story of witch-trials, curses and expiation set in Salem, Massachusetts; a comprehensive look at the condition of Victorian England, raising the question, “what should a woman do with her life?”; a story of feminist protest and defiant love from a legendary and controversial  Frenchwoman; a major novel that expertly blends the triumphs and tribulations of the new English industrial revolution with an old-fashioned love story; a profound Russian novel of grand estates and radical rebels that introduced the concept of “nihilism” to a troubled world. Readings: George Sand, Indiana; Nathaniel Hawthorne, The House of Seven Gables; Elizabeth Gaskell, North and South; Anthony Trollope, Can You Forgive her?;  Ivan Turgenev, Fathers and Sons. Students should read Indiana, by George Sand for the first class.

 
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You'll walk away with

• Increased cultural literacy
• Familiarity with 19th-century literature

Ideal for

• The curious and creative
• Professionals who use critical thinking