MWF 9:00-9:50 Grainger 106; Dr. Lund (Grainger 223; 395-2168; Office Hours: MW 10:00-11:00; TTR 11:00-12:00; and by appointment. http://web.lwc.edu/staff/mlund/mlund.html
Course Objectives: An understanding of our cultural heritage as revealed in a literary genre.
January 17: Introduction
19: Defoe, The Further Adventures of Robinson Crusoe,
1719 (Tyndale) pp. 1-55
21: Trollope, Phineas Redux, 19 July 1873-10 January
1874 in the Graphic (Oxford) chapters 1-6
24: Robinson Crusoe 56-113
26: Robinson Crusoe 114-173
28: Phineas Redux 7-12
31: Robinson Crusoe (174-254)
February 2: Charlotte Young, The Trial 1863 (Sutton)
pp. 1-57
4: Phineas Redux 13-18
7: The Trial 58-134
9: H. Rider Haggard, Allan Quatermain, January-August
1887 (Dover) pp. 422-498
11: Phineas Redux 19-24
14: The Trail 134-221
16: Allan Quatermain 499-561
18: Phineas Redux 25-30
21: Allan Quatermain 561-636
23: Exam
25: Phineas Redux 31-36
28: The Trial 221-295
March 1: Doris Lessing, A Proper Marriage 1954 (Harper)
pp.
1-82
3: Phineas Redux 37-42
6: The Trial 296-375
8: A Proper Marriage 83-180
10: Paper Due
* * * Spring Break * * *
20: A Proper Marriage 181-275
22: A Proper Marriage 276-366
24: Phineas Redux 43-48
27: A Proper Marriage 367-447
29: Pat Barker, The Ghost Road 1996 (Plume/Penguin)
pp. 3-46
31: Phineas Redux 49-54
April 3: The Ghost Road 47-103
5: The Ghost Road 107-154
7: Phineas Redux 55-60
10: The Ghost Road 155-200
12: Eric Kraft, What a Piece of Work I Am 1994
(Picador) pp. 1-77
14: Phineas Redux 61-66
17: The Ghost Road 203-276
19: Piece of Work 77-141
21: Phineas Redux 67-72
24: Piece of Work 141-207
26: Piece of Work 207-275
28: Phineas Redux 73-80 Paper Due
May 3: Final Exam: 9:00-12:00
Course Requirements: read the material listed below for discussion
on the dates shown (200 points); write one short critical paper (100 points);
write one longer paper including historical and critical sources (300 pints);
write one essay exam on material read and discussed in class (100 points);
write an essay final exam on the material of the course (300 points).
You should save all returned written work from the course for one semester.
Grading scale: 90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 60%=D; less than 60%=F.
Attendance Policy: The attendance policy for this course is the
same as the college policy in 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.
Honor Code: 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.