This course studies the British comic novel of 1830-1880. The course deals with the development and consolidation of the comic novel by Dickens and novelists contemporary with him, and also considers the late-Victorian decline of this literary form.
Course credit exclusions: None.
PRIOR TO FALL 2009: Course credit exclusions: AS/EN 4260H 6.00 (prior to Fall/Winter 2003-2004), AS/EN 4262 6.00. PRIOR TO FALL 2009: AP/EN 4575 6.00 was AS/EN 4262 6.00