ENGL 2171 Introduction to British Literature and Culture II
Fulfills the pre-1900 requirement.. This lecture course explores great British writers from 1700 to the present. This period includes (among much else) the great essayists and satirists of the eighteenth century, the Romantic poets and Victorian novelists of the nineteenth, the modernists of the twentieth, and the world writing that follows the break-up of the British empire. We consider these works in light of the cultural context in which they were written.
Course overview
- Department
- English
- School
- MCAS
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Undergraduate
- Offered
- Every Spring
Requirements fulfilled
- English: Earlier literatures in English: eighteenth- or nineteenth-century literature, 1700-1900 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Earlier literatures in English: medieval or early-modern literature, before 1700 (one course, 3 credits) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Major electives (five courses, 15 credits) from department offerings (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
- English: Race, Blackness, and Language requirement (one course) (Current University Catalog; students should confirm their catalog year)
Course evaluations
- Course rating
- 4.18 / 5 · Very Good
- Instructor rating
- 4.41 / 5 · Very Good
- Terms evaluated
- 4
| Term | Instructor | Course overall | Instructor overall | Well organized | Clear learning objectives | Intellectually challenging | Helpful assignments | Applicable beyond course | Attendance necessary | Weekly effort | Responses |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spring 2026 | Maia Mcaleavey | 4.1 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4–6 hrs/week | 14 of 20 |
| Spring 2024 | James Najarian | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4–6 hrs/week | 15 of 23 |
| Spring 2023 | Maia Mcaleavey | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4–6 hrs/week | 27 of 30 |
| Spring 2022 | Kalpana Seshadri | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 1–3 hrs/week | 11 of 19 |