English 413/513    History of the Novel: the Sequel    Spring 2000

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.

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