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The finalists for the "add a new text to this course" are in! And it is an amazing list. A reminder: the course is the sophomore-level British literature post-1789, taught in this case to overwhelmingly nonmajors outside of the College of Liberal Arts. Thread of nominees:
From the Romantic period: Blake& #39;s "The Tyger," Austen& #39;s Pride and Prejudice, Shelley& #39;s Frankenstein. I& #39;m particularly impressed by the Blake, since this was the first semester I *didn& #39;t* teach his work.
From the Victorian period: Dickens& #39; Great Expectations.
(I confess this was a surprise, as most recommendations for full novels are)
(I confess this was a surprise, as most recommendations for full novels are)
Unsurprisingly (based on past surveys of students), C.S. Lewis made the list twice: once for The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe, and again for Out of the Silent Planet.
Also in the 20C: a bid for Eliot& #39;s "The Waste Land" and Orwell& #39;s 1984. (I have taught Orwell& #39;s "Politics and the English Language" but this semester dropped it)
