This course looks at the underside of eighteenth-century literature to uncover the major concerns of the period, and how they continue to affect us today. While it has conventionally been known as the Age of Enlightenment, with an ideology of secular, rational progress, the “long eighteenth century” was also marked by intense political factions, belief in superstition and sorcery, a precarious social and economic situation for women, the growth of chattel slavery, and a “cult” of individual feeling and emotion. Much like today, new genres of writing made it difficult for readers to know whom and what to trust, and how to distinguish fact from fiction.

Prerequisites: Writing 2 or 50 or 109 or English 10 or upper-division standing.

4

Units

Optional

Grading

1, 2, 3

Passtime

None

Level Limit

Letters and science

College
Rachael King
2.8
12 reviews

Lecture

ILP 2101
T R
11:00 AM - 12:15 PM
108 / 150

Sections

ILP 4103
T
13:00 PM - 13:50 PM
25 / 25 Full
SH 2623
T
14:00 PM - 14:50 PM
25 / 25 Full
ILP 4211
W
15:00 PM - 15:50 PM
22 / 25
GIRV 2127
W
16:00 PM - 16:50 PM
15 / 25
ILP 4205
R
08:00 AM - 08:50 AM
7 / 25
ILP 4105
R
09:00 AM - 09:50 AM
14 / 25
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2.8
ENG102 . 1 Year, 5 Months Ago

I really liked Professor King's teaching style and found it much more engaging than many English lectures. There aren't many assignments for the class and the midterm is relatively easy if you have a basic understanding of the readings and time period.

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ENG147WT . 2 Years Ago

You could tell Professor King was very passionate about the subject material which made the experience quite enjoyable. She's not picky about topics for papers, of which you will have 2, and is open to any idea you may raise. If you pick something you're passionate about writing that is half the grade to her. Just communicate with her!

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ENG147WT . 2 Years Ago

Grading criteria can be a little bit iffy not because she's unfair but because the instructions are unclear. Lectures are normal and mostly interesting but def not needed to do any of the assignments. Short essay and final rely on the readings. Go to office hours cause she's very nice just a little new to teaching it seems.

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ENG102 . 3 Years Ago

I think prof king cares but isn't the best at lecturing. The structure was better than expected but it was more work than my other remote courses. I do think she tried but would not take her again

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ENGLISH102 . 3 Years Ago

Good professor I really enjoyed the structure of her class. Define was scared reading the past reviews but I enjoyed it. Basically just had an archive assignment 3-5 page a midterm and a final. Final could be a 6-8 of paper or a project. I did a podcast. Lectures and section was asynchronous too.

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ENGL102 . 6 Years Ago

I don't know what all these other reviewers expected from an Upper-Division Major-Required English course - it covers a broad period in history so of course there was going to be a lot of reading, and a ten page paper at the college level is really nothing extraordinary or eyebrow raising. I found King easy to listen to, and engaging.

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