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2008-2009 University Catalog 
    
2008-2009 University Catalog [Archived Catalogue]

LAPI 822 - Age of Reason, Age of Satire: 18th Century England


The cultural history of England in the eighteenth century, focusing on two preoccupations of the day: rationalism and satire. The class introduces philosophic and political documents that justified the American and French Revolutions and then turns to satire in fiction in the visual arts. The term closes with a discussion of the twentieth century satire, our legacy from the Enlightenment and Revolutionary periods.

Prerequisites & Notes
Prerequisite: LACR 102 and LACR 210

Credits: 3 cr, 3 hrs