Vampires!

Vendettas!

Virtues!

 

English 215:

The British Novel

Join us for this stimulating plunge into the world of British fiction, where we will read about weird characters who run around in capes and virtuous characters who nonetheless claim to have known Tarzan personally.  We’ll see folks who make wise choices and those who make dreadful ones, and the consequences of those decisions.  We’ll study the changing form of the novel, from serial publication through stream-of-consciousness to the graphic novel and more.  Most of these novels have also been adapted to film, so we’ll discuss the differences between the two art forms.  In this transferable Humanities class, we’ll take a fresh look at some old classics and also think about what makes new books into classics.

Book List

Jane Austen, Persuasion

Simi Bedford, Yoruba Girl Dancing

Charles Dickens, Hard Times

Ian McEwen, Atonement

Alan Moore & David Lloyd, V for Vendetta

Bram Stoker (with illustrations by Jae Lee), Dracula

Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse

 

Class Number:  73824

Thursday evenings, 6:00 - 8:50

Instructor:  Dr. Abbie Cory

 

Any questions?  Call me at (760) 744-1150, ext. 3637 or email me at acory@palomar.edu.   This course is transferable to the UC/CSU system for three units of elective humanities credit and fulfills both the Multicultural Studies and Humanities requirements for the AA degree.