Honors British Literature

This year-long honors course is a survey of British literature from the Anglo-Saxons to the present day, emphasizing a study of major literary works and periods through critical formalist readings, through an understanding of historical and cultural context, and though the lenses of various literary theories.  As accelerated students in a college-preparatory class, students are expected to independently read and complete assignments on seven novels as well as The Heart of Darkness, come to class with the level of preparation required for a seminar course, incorporate research into two presentations, one historical research paper, and one critical analysis of a poet’s work, and continue to develop their writing through vocabulary work, a refined understanding of literary terms, and various timed and process papers.