English 323                                        British Literature III                                             Spring 2002

MWF 11:00-11:50 Frazier 145B; Dr. Lund (Trailer 1G; 395-2168; Office Hours:  MW 10:00-10:50; TTR 1:45-2:45; and by appointment.  http://web.lwc.edu/staff/mlund/mlund.html

Texts:  The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Volume II, Seventh Edition. ed. M. H. Abrams et al.

Course Objectives:   An understanding of our cultural heritage as revealed in literature, its movements and traditions.

January   16:     Introduction:  all about Greenland
              18:     William Blake, from Songs of Innocence & Experience

              21:      poetry by Barbauld, Smith, Robinson
              23:      William Wordsworth, from Lyrical Ballads
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              28:      W. Wordsworth, "Michael"
              30:       Sir Walter Scott, from The Heart of the Midlothian
February   1:
 
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                  6:       Coleridge, "Rhyme of the Ancient Mariner"
                  8:       Dorothy Wordsworth, from Journals

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               15:       Review; Exam, Part I (short answer)
 

              18:       Exam, Part II (essay; open book)
              20:      Keats, "Eve of St. Agnes"
              22:      Charles Dickens

              25:       Elizabeth Gaskell, Cousin Phillis Part 1 http://www.lang.nagoya-u.ac.jp/~matsuoka/EG-Phillis.html
              27:       Elizabeth Barrett Browning, from Aurora Leigh 
March       1:

                 4:        Tennyson, from In Memoriam
                 6:        "Cousin Phillis" Part 2
                 8:         Tennyson, "The Coming of Arthur"

  * * * Spring Break  * * *

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              20:          "Cousin Phillis" Part 3
              22:         Emily Brontë,; Paper # 1 Due

              25:          Robert Browning, t.b.a.
              27:          "Cousin Phillis" Part 4
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April        1:      Exam, Part I (short answer)
               3:  Exam, Part II (essay)
               5:  Dr. Jeckyl and Mr. Hyde

               8:          George Eliot
              10:   Christina Rosetti
               12:  Novel

  16:  Gerald Manley Hopkins
  18:  Michael Field
  20:  Novel;  Paper # 2 Due

  23:  Kipling, "The Man Who Would Be King"
  25:  Novel
  27:  Review

May   2: Final Exam:  2:00-5:00

Course Requirements:  read the material listed below for discussion on the dates shown (200 points); write one short critical paper (100 points); write one paper including historical and critical sources (100 pints); write two essay exams on material read and discussed in class (200 points); write an essay final exam on the material of the course (200 points).  Unannounced quizzes will be given to determine if the reading is being done on time; the average of these quizzes is worth 200 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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