English 201-03/05                               World Literature                                      Spring 2005

TR 9:30-10:45; 11:00-12:15; Grainger 18 ; Dr. Lund (Grainger 10; 395-2168; Office Hours:  MW 11:00-11:50; TTR 1:45-2:45; and by appointment.  http://web.lwc.edu/staff/mlund/mlund.html

Texts:  All texts are Dover Thrift Editions, except Alexander Michael Ondaatje's Anil's Ghost, which is published by Vintage International.

January             18:                Live Richly:  Setting, Characters, Plot,Point of View, Language

                         20:               Anil's Ghost pp. 1-34

                         25:               Sophocles, Electra

                         27:               Voyages 1-3 of Sinbad the Seaman in Arabian Nights; Anil's Ghost pp. 35-56

February             1:               Voyages 4-7 of Sinbad: Comma splice review.

                           3:               Ali Baba in Arabian Nights; Anil's Ghost pp. 57-76

                           8:               Alladin in Arabian Nights

                          10:               Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 1-4; Anil's Ghost 77-93
                                                 --for pictures, see  http://jv.gilead.org.il/pg/80day/

                          15:               Lady Murasaki, The Tale of Genji  pp. 1-51

                          17:               Essay Exam

                          22:               Anil's Ghost 94-113;  Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 5-8

                          24:               The Tale of Genji  (53-110)

March                  1:               Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 9-13; Anil's Ghost pp. 114-137

                            3:               Pedro Calderon de la Barca, Life is a Dream  Act I

                            8:               Life is a Dream  Act II;

                           10:              Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 14-17; Anil's Ghost 138-157

                                                    Research Due
  * * * Spring Break  * * *      
                 
                          22:             Turgenev, Fathers and Sons (1-44)

                          24:             Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 18-21; Anil's Ghost 158-194

                          29:             Turgenev, Fathers and Sons (45-85 )

                          31:             Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 22-26;  Anil's Ghost 198-231

April                     5:            Essay Exam

                            7:             Fathers and Sons (86-122)

                           12:            Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 27-31;  Anil's Ghost 232-253

                          14:             Fathers and Sons (123-168)  

                          19:             Hauptmann, "Flagman Thiel"; Kafka, "In the Penal Colony" (in Great German Short Stories)

                          21:            Jules Verne, Around the World in Eighty Days Chapters 32-37; Anil's Ghost 254-282

                          26:             Hoffman, "The Golden Pot" (in Great German Short Stories)

                          28:             Anil's Ghost 283-307

May                     6:             Final Exam (Section 0:  11:30-2:00; Section 0-3:00-5:30)

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.

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