Overview
Lecturer
Petru Stefan Ionescu
Seminar tutor
Petru Stefan Ionescu
Type of course
Compulsory
Language of instruction
English
Erasmus language
English
Domain
Language and literature
Field of study
Romanian Language and Literature - English Language and Literature
Form of education
Full-time
Form of instruction
Class
Credit awarded by
Grade
Teaching methods
presentation, exemplification, conversation
Entry requirements
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Aims
The study of literary texts in English, taking into consideration the literary traditions of the reference culture
The characteristics of the Victorian Age, its literary and social background
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Course contents
The Victorian Age (1837-1901). Preliminary considerations
Social, historical and literary background of the Victorian Era
Charles Dickens (1812-1879). An outline of his life and work
Dickens’s novels: Great Expectations (importance and literary value)
Emily Brontë (1818-1848). Her life and literary activity. Wuthering Heights (the greatest love story in the English language)
Charlotte Brontë (1816-1855). An outline of her life and literary work. Jane Eyre, a novel with a gothic atmosphere, a modern theme
Th. Hardy (1840-1928). An outline of his life and literary work. Tess d’Urbervilles. The novels of character and environment, pessimism and fate, narrative technique
Learning outcomes
explaining the position of the literary works in the peculiar Victorian context
Assessment
Written paper-interpretative essay 60%; continuous assessment-40%
Recommended reading
The Victorian Multiplot Novel
Garrett, Peter
Oxford University Press., Oxford, - · -
The Realistic Imagination
Levive, George
OUP, -, - · -
Victorianism and its Literature,
Marinela Lupşa
Editura Aeternitas, Alba Iulia, - · -
A Companion to Victorian Literature and Culture
Tucker, Herbert
Longman, London, - · -
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