Weekly outline
18 February - 24 February
- Introduction to the course
- The Victorian Period
- Social developments
- Literary developments
- Realism in literature
25 February - 3 March
- Wilkie Collins and His Work
- Detective fiction as a genre
- Short story: “Volpurno”
- Gothic elements of the story
- Characterisation: student, scientist
- Madness as a theme
- Similarities with Shelley’s Frankenstein
4 March - 10 March
- George Gissing and His Work
- Social issues that are questioned in Gissing’s works
- Poverty
-Class distinctions
- Labour
- Women’s status in the Victorian society
- Short story: “A Free Woman”
11 March - 17 March
- Historical Novels
- Charles Dickens and His Work
- Social issues that are questioned in Dickens’ works
18 March - 24 March
- Charles Dickens' Novel A Tale of Two Cities
- Historical background
- Themes
- Setting
- Characterisation
25 March - 31 March
Charles Dickens' Novel A Tale of Two Cities
- Comparisons
- Symbols
- Analysis of significant chapters
1 April - 7 April
- Social Problem Novels
- Industrialism and its impact
- Elizabeth Gaskell and Her Work
- Historical background
- Life in the North of England
29 April - 5 May
- Elizabeth Gaskell's North and South
- Themes & Subjects
- Analysis of significant chapters
6 May - 12 May
- Transition into Modernism
- George Eliot and Her Work
- Eliot as a novelist
- Eliot as a philosopher
20 May - 26 May
- George Eliot's Novel The Mill on the Floss
- Narrative Structure
- Themes & Subjects