ENVI 331
Romantic Natures Fall 2014
Division I
Cross-listed ENGL 331
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A seminar on the role of nature in British Romanticm. Romantic Literature is conventionally associated with the turn to nature, a convention that is well supported by the breathtaking landscapes and verdant microcosms that populate much of its poetry and prose. But what motivated this Romantic turn to nature, and how does it shape and or react to broader political, social and economic developments in the late Eighteenth- and early Nineteenth-centuries? Is the Romantic turn to nature a turn away from culture and politics, or is the relationship between nature and culture that Romantic texts reflect more complicated? Is Romantic nature of historical interest only, or might Romantic conceptions of nature offer us tools for confronting today’s ecological dilemmas? We will consider such questions primarily through readings of the poetry and prose of canonized Romantic authors such as Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Mary and Percey Shelley, Keats, and Smith. We will also consider relevant excerpts from philosophical conceptions of nature that influenced British Romanticism, and developments in contemporary art and “eco-criticism” that arguably inherit, question, and transform Romantic conceptions of nature.
The Class: Format: seminar
Limit: 25
Expected: 25
Class#: 1602
Grading: OPG
Requirements/Evaluation: three papers (one 4 pages, one 6 pages, and one 8-10 pages) and one presentation
Extra Info: may not be taken on a pass/fail basis
Prerequisites: a 100-level ENGL course, or a score of 5 on the AP English Literature exam, or a score of 6 or 7 on the Higher Level IB English exam
Enrollment Preferences: none
Distributions: Division I
Notes: This course is cross-listed and the prefixes carry the following divisional credit:
ENVI 331 Division I ENGL 331 Division I
Attributes: ENGL Literary Histories B
ENVI Humanities, Arts + Social Science Electives
ENVI Environmental Policy

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