The Nineteenth - Century English Novel

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Free Online Course: The Nineteenth - Century English Novel provided by Swayam is a comprehensive online course, which lasts for 12 weeks long. The course is taught in English and is free of charge. Upon completion of the course, you can receive an e-certificate from Swayam. The Nineteenth - Century English Novel is taught by Prof. A. Divya.

Overview
  • The Nineteenth-Century Novel course introduces student to the genre of the novel at its height in nineteenth-century Britain. Through a close study of the significant novels of the period the students will come to understand the nature of the plots and its complexities in relation to the social and cultural impulses of the period. INTENDED AUDIENCE : Faculty, Students of English LiteraturePRE-REQUISITES : NILINDUSTRY SUPPORT : The British LibraryUS Consulate

Syllabus
  • Week 1: Introduction/ Jane Austen’s Persuasion (1818), Volume I, Chapters 1-6
    Week 2: Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Volume I, Chapters 7-12
    Week 3: Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Volume II, Chapters 13-18
    Week 4: Jane Austen’s Persuasion, Volume II, Chapters 19-24
    Week 5: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities (1859), Book I, Chapters 1-6, and Book II, Chapters 1-3
    Week 6: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapters 4-12
    Week 7: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapters 13-21
    Week 8: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Book II, Chapters 22-24 and Book III Chapters 1-6
    Week 9: Charles Dickens’ A Tale of Two Cities, Book III, Chapters 7-15
    Week 10: R.L.Stevenson A Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886), Chapters 1-4
    Week 11: R.L.Stevenson A Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Chapters 5-7
    Week 12: R.L.Stevenson A Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Chapters 8-1