"This course offers an in-depth study of British literature from around the time of the French revolution in 1789 to the first Reform Bill in 1832. Readings include the major authors of this time period as well as some lesser know authors, along with secondary material by contemporary scholars of romanticism. The topical focus of the course as well its relative emphasis on one or another of the four genres will vary from one semester to another" (Pitt Bradford Catalog).