Fall 2026

Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture

ENGL 334 covers eighteenth-century literature and culture, focusing on writers like Dryden, Defoe, Swift, and Pope.

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Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 Kristina Huang3.8/5

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Historical reviews of Mark Vareschi: Mark Vareschi required writing many essays, though he graded fairly.

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ENGL 334

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Raw average: 3.94/5 from 18 quality ratings. The adjusted rating blends this with the UW review average (3.66/5), weighted as 20 additional ratings. Smaller samples stay closer to that average. Each captured review is counted once in the prior; this does not correct who chooses to leave a review.

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Recent recorded grades — Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Kristina Huang is the current instructor for ENGL 334. Historical reviews for Sandra Arfa describe her as experienced and easy-going, while Mark Vareschi's lectures were criticized for being structureless and meandering.

KRISTINA HUANG is recorded teaching in Spring 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

MARK VARESCHI is recorded teaching in Spring 2018, Fall 2020. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Fall 2026

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Historical reviews describe Sandra Arfa as experienced and easy-going, while Mark Vareschi offered fair grading despite structureless lectures and a mismatched course theme.

Recent recorded grades — Spring 2018: 3.63 GPA, 83.3% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Fall 2020: 3.47 GPA, 80.0% A/AB (n=30 letter grades); Spring 2025: 3.59 GPA, 82.4% A/AB (n=17 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

Historical reviews of Mark Vareschi: Mark Vareschi required writing many essays, though he graded fairly.

Historical reviews of Mark Vareschi, Sandra Arfa: Sandra Arfa was perceived as direct but wonderful, whereas Mark Vareschi's lectures meandered and the course theme did not match its title.

Topics

  • Eighteenth-century literature and culture
  • Writers: Dryden, Defoe, Swift, and Pope

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ENGL 334 · Fall 2026

Eighteenth Century Literature and Culture

Recorded 2026-09-07
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