Students will gain a broad, balanced introduction to the
literature and culture of the late eighteenth-century and early 
nineteenth century, a period of literary history alternately 
known as the Romantic or Long Eighteenth Century. It is a period 
of time closely associated with the years of Jane Austen’s life 
and literary career.
• Students will also become familiar with a wide range of 
literary texts in several genres (inclusive of non-fiction 
prose) and be able to integrate their knowledge of the period in 
class discussion and in the written work that they produce both 
in and outside of class meetings.

This course introduces students to the social, historical, and
political context of literature written during the long 
eighteenth century. Instructors may structure the course as they 
see fit, but in all cases the literature of the long eighteenth 
century will provide the basis for discussions about, and papers 
written on, the historical period. 

Topics may be selected from a wide range of fields. A sample
syllabus might include sections on the following topics:

• British Topography and Geography and Regional Differences
• Responses to the French Revolution: The Revolutionary 
Controversy
• Mind and God, Faith and Doubt
• The Business of Literature: Reading, Writing, and Publishing
• Theories of Art: Painting, Music, Literature, and the Stage
• The Great House Tradition
• India and the Orient
• Slavery and Abolition

Students in this course are expected to be familiar with and
adhere to the University of Georgia policy on academic honesty, 
according to which all violations of academic honesty will be 
handled. Students may participate in graded group projects at 
the instructor's discretion.