MSSU ENG272 - Spring 2025 Dashboard
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British 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, Spring 2025
The digital edition of Frankenstein for annotations and the map project can be found here: Mary Shelley, Frankenstein (1818)
Galleries, Timelines, and Maps
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Not to be confused with St. Petersburgh in Flordia, the St. Petersburgh we are addressing in the novel Frankenstien is located in Northwestern Russia, and mentioned three times. In the very beginning, the letters that are being wrote, are addressed from St. Petersburgh. This is where the journey in Frankenstien begins, and within these letters we are introduced to the arguably most important character Victor Frankenstien.
The British people, and Mary Shelley for example may have seen St. Petersburgh as a place of progress, as they supported the move toward modernism. British travelers may have seen the grand architecture as elegant. This contributes to Frankenstien as it offers the idea of adventure, exploration, and the unknown. The...
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