ENGL 043. Victorian Character

Virginia Woolf claimed that “in or about December, 1910, human character changed.” This famous provocation links literary character to forms of human subjectivity that are historically contingent. In this course, we will explore how novelists in the Victorian era crafted characters and what these literary creations express about human experience, social connection, and practices of narration. Novelists are likely to include Charlotte Brontë, Charles Dickens, George Eliot, and Thomas Hardy, among others. We will also read selections from scholars and novelists who theorize the notion of literary character.
Humanities
1 credit
Spring 2025. Bryant.
Catalog chapter: English Literature
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/english-literature

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