ENG 108: Romanticism and Apocalypse

[4 units]

Treats contemporary apocalyptic anxieties as deeply rooted in the cultural and literary transformations that we now retrospectively call “British Romanticism.” Studies doomsday writing by Wordsworth, Blake, Keats, Byron, PB Shelley, and Mary Shelley.

Prerequisite: WRI 010 or equivalent exam. Open only to standing(s): Sophomore, Junior, Senior. Normal Letter Grade only.