Romantic period and the Victorian era, Modernism and Post-Modernism

1. Discuss one work or one author from this course that you believe had the most significant influence on British literary history. Please be sure to maintain third person perspective. 2. In this course we have discussed British literary history and the progression of trends in British literature. Give a brief description of one of the trends we have discussed in the class, with a brief explanation of the characteristics of the trend. You may want to touch on the social, political, historical or cultural issues that influenced this trend. Then provide at least one example of a piece of British literature we have read in this course from this period with a well developed analysis identifying why the selected piece is a good representation of the trend. Note: “Modernism” and “the Romantic period” are examples of what is meant by a “literary trend” in this question. 3. Choose a work of British literature we read in the course. Write a response in which you present arguments for and against the work’s relevance for a person or society in the present day.