TR 9:30-10:45; Grainger 207; Dr. Lund (Stevens 107; 395-2168; Office Hours:  W 11:00-11:50; T 1:45-2:45; and by appointment. Home

Texts:  All editions are Dover Thrift Editions with the exception of A Fraction of the Whole, which is published by Spiegel & Grau (Random House), and From the Earth to the Moon (Bantam).  Online texts are indicated by links.

    January            

13:                  "Keeping Company" (no reading assignment)  
15:                   Aeschylus, Seven Against Thebes (pp. 1-20); Homer, The Odyssey Book I http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/h/homer/h8o/book1.html
                 
20:                  A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 1-65)
22:                  Seven Against Thebes (to The End); A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 66-95)

27:                   Homer, Iliad Book VI (online at http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/h/homer/h8i/book6.html

29:                   A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 96-156); Comma splice review.

    February           

3:                     Voyages 1-3 of Sinbad the Seaman in Arabian Nights; Kalidisha, The Recognition of Sakuntala Act I-IV online at
http://www.gutenberg.org/etext/16659
5:                     Voyages 4-7 of Sinbad; A Fraction of the Whole (pp.156-179)
  
10:                   Ali Baba in Arabian Nights

12:                   Essay Exam                         

17:                    Basho, "Narrow Road of the Interior" (verses 1, 2, 5, 6, 9, 21, 23, 27, 43, 44) online at
                          http://darkwing.uoregon.edu/~kohl/basho/index.html

19:                   Alladin in Arabian Nights; A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 181-188)
 
24:                    Cao Xueqin, Dream of the Read Chamber Preface and Chapter 1
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/c/cao_xueqin/c2359h

26:                   A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 188-230)

    March                                              

3:                      From the Earth to the Moon by Jules Verne Chapters 1-9 
    
5:                     A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 231-285)

  * * * Spring Break  * * * 
                                                              
17:                   From the Earth to the Moon Chapters 10-18

19:                   A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 287-345)
                                                   
24:                   From the Earth to the Moon Chapters 19-The End

26:                   Essay Exam

31: ”The Eternal Husband” by Dostoevsky Chapters 1-9

    April  
               
2:                      A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 346-379) ; Documentation     Research Due (sample)
              
7:                     ”The Eternal Husband” Chapters 10-The End

9:                     A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 381-441)
                 
14:                    R.U.R. by Karel Capek Acts I-II

16:                    A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 443-512)

21:                    R.U.R. by Karel Capek Acts III-IV
           
23:                    A Fraction of the Whole (pp. 513-561)


27:                     Final Exam (11:30-2:00)

Course Requirements:  read--before the dates shown--the material specifically assigned for discussion (200 points); take regular short quizzes (average=200 points); write two in-class essay exams (400 points); write an essay final exam (200 points).  Some assignments may not be graded. Grading:  You should save all written work from the course for one semester.  Grading scale:  90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 60%=D; less than 60%=F
Policies:  The make-up work for any absence, excused or unexcused, is a one-page typed essay on the reading including direct quotations from the text and correct citation (MLA style) for the class missed due at the beginning of the next class attended.  A superficial essay will result in a quiz grade of zero. See also the College Catalog and the Student Handbook.  Unexcused absences for more than 10% of classes may lower a final grade one letter.  Absence, excused and/or unexcused, from more than 25% of classes may be an automatic F in the course.  Students are expected to abide by the college Honor Code.
Inclement Weather:  If the college closes for inclement weather, students should continue work as outlined above.