ENG 272 LogoBritish Literature II: Revolution, Reaction, Reform examines British literature from the late eighteenth century to the present, a period that witnessed the American and French Revolutions, slave revolts such as the Haitian Revolution, a “revolution in female manners,” the Industrial Revolution, the twentieth-century revolutionary wave in Europe, as well as World War I and World War II, and, of course, artistic revolutions. We will consider how the authors and literary works of this period might be reacting to change, advocating for reform, or participating in literary revolutions—whether revolution is understood in the sense of “revolving” or of “revolting,” going full circle to return to a previous (more perfect?) time or experiencing/effecting a great alteration or rupture.

Access the works for annotations assignments in COVE Studio here: ENG 272, Fall 2025

The digital edition of Frankenstein for annotations and the map project can be found here: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)

Timelines, Galleries, and Maps


British Literature & Woman writings | Gallery Exhibit

For my gallery exhibit I am going to provide images of works each woman made. 

Anna Laetitia Barbauld's Caterpillar | COVE Frankenstein: Shelley, Mary ...more

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Blessed Are the Children: Three Centuries of Betrayal | Gallery Exhibit

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British Tragedy: An Exploration of Fate, Loss, and Dying in British Literature | Gallery Exhibit

A visual gallery through impactful tragic events throughout British history that has shaped and inspired writers throughout the ages. 

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Romanticism, Victorianism, and the 20th-21st Centuries: The Poetic, Environmental Art Exhibit | Gallery Exhibit

This gallery looks at my personal interpretation of different photos representing literature through an artistic, environmental lens. 

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What Makes Us Human? Finding the Goodness in British Literature | Gallery Exhibit

My gallery connects my timeline and my map through a series of images that highlight the theme of what makes us human. Each image reflects a moment where people found hope, connection or meaning in the middle of difficult times.

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Nature in Work: The Preservation of Nature and its Prevelance in Literature | Map

In this map, I will make connections from my timeline I composed with the thematic elements pertaining to nature and humanity. The locations that were included on that timelime corresponde with the works I have decided to include in my map. I will show the relationship between the timeline events to what was included in my timeline and explain my reasonings through the textual relationship due…

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British Tragedy: An Exploration of Fate, Loss, and Dying in British Literature | Map

This map will highlight areas of impact or tragedy throughout British history that has shaped and inspired writers throughout the ages.

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A Walk Through Nature: A collection of works from the Romantic, Victorian, and Twentieth Century periods reflecting human parallelization in the environment | Timeline

 

This timeline reviews the paralleled experience of nature as a muse through various texts we have studied in class. For this project, I focused mainly on the involvement of human life in nature and how nature acts as a vessel of reflection. This piece of my project shows the evolution of how people view themselves as extensions of their environments and analyses how world…

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1770s – Industrial Revolution Begins | Map

Northern England's manufacturing hubs, particularly Manchester, Birmingham, and Leeds, were the starting points of the Industrial Revolution. The availability of consumer goods rose significantly as a result of these places becoming the center of factory activity. A completely new consumer economy built on mass production and inexpensive commodities was established by the transition from…

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Late Capitalism & Global Consumer Culture-1980s to present | Timeline

The 1980s, which were characterized by a conservative political change, economic policies that encouraged affluence and spending, and technological developments that enabled transnational consumerism, saw the blending of late capitalism with global consumer culture.Under leaders like U.S. President Ronald Reagan and U.K. Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, who implemented deregulation…

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