English 201-04/05
World
Literature
Fall 2006
TR 9:30-10:45; 11:00-12:15 Grainger 18; Dr. Lund (Grainger 200;
395-2168; Office Hours: MW 10:00-10:50; TTR 1:45-2:45; and by
appointment. http://www.longwood.edu/staff/lundmc/mlund.html
Texts: All texts except Monica Ali's Brick Lane (which is published by
Scribner) are Dover Thrift Editions or to be read online.
August
29: Introduction:
"Abe Lincoln, Groundhogs, Deep Sea Divers" (no reading
assignment)
31: Monica Ali, Brick Lane Chpts 1-3
September 5: Euripides,
Media
7: Brick Lane (Chpts 4-6)
12: Giovanni Boccacio, The Decameron First and Second Day;
comma
splice
14: Brick Lane (Chpts 7-9)
19: Giovanni Boccacio, The Decameron Fourth and Fifth Day
21: Brick Lane (Chpts 10-12)
26: Giovanni Boccacio, The Decameron Eighth, Ninth, Tenth
Day
28: Essay Exam (sample
question here)
October 3:
Cao Xueqin, Dream of
the Read Chamber Preface and Chapters 1-2
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/c/cao_xueqin/c2359h
5: Brick Lane (Chpts 13-14)
10: from Arabian Nights "Ali Baba and the
Forth Thieves" (online at
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/b/burton/richard/b97a/
12: Brick Lane (Chpt 15) 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
* * * Fall Break * * *
19 : Pushkin, "The Queen of
Spades" and Tolstoy "How Much Land Does a Man Need"in Great
Russian Short Stories
24: Dostoyesky, "White
Nights" in Great
Russian Short Stories
26: Brick Lane (Chpt 16); Gorky,
"Twenty-six Men and a Girl" in Great
Russian Short Stories
31: Gogol "The Overcoat"
and "Turgenev "The District Doctor" in Great
Russian Short Stories
November 2:
Gaston Lerous, The Phantom of the
Opera (1-25); Kafka, "The Metamorphosis" (11-24)
7: Research; Brick
Lane (Chpt 17-18) Sample
research card here.
9: The Phantom of the Opera (26-50);
Kafka, "The Metamorphosis" (24-52)
14: Class will not meet on this day
16: Essay Exam
21: Brick Lane (Chpt 19-20); Gaston
Lerous, The Phantom of the Opera
(51-85)
* * * Thanksgiving * * *
28: The Phantom of the Opera (86-141)
30:
Brick
Lane (Chpt 21); Henrik
Ibsen, The Master Builder
(Act 1)
December 5: The
Phantom of the Opera (142-206)
7: Henrik
Ibsen, The Master Builder
(Acts I-III)
12 Final Exam:
11:30-2:00 (9:30 class); 3:00-5:30 (11:00 class)
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). Complete a research project. 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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