English 413/513 History of the Novel
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August 30: Introduction: The Ideal Reader
September 1: Elizabeth Gaskell, Wives
and Daughters (Penguin) Part I
Eric Kraft,
Leaving Small's Hotel (Picador) pp. 1-25
3: Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, Book I
6: Labor Day; no class
8: Henry Fielding, Joseph Andrews, Book II.
10: Wives and Daughters Parts II-III; Small's Hotel p. 26-56.
13: Joseph Andrews, Book III
15: Wives and Daughters Parts IV
17: Wives and Daughters Part V; Small's Hotel pp. 57-88
20: Joseph Andrews, Book IV
22: Jane Austen, Persuasion pp. 1-59
24: Persuasion pp. 59-128
27: Persuasion pp. 128-188
29: Paper # 1 Due
October 1: Wives and Daughters Part VI-VII; Small's Hotel pp. 89-121
4: Thomas Hardy, The Woodlanders (Modern Library) Chapters 1-4
6: The Woodlanders Chapters 5-13
8: Wives and Daughters Part VIII-IX; Small's Hotel pp. 122-153
11: The Woodlanders Chapters 13-22
13: The Woodlanders Chapters 23-29
15: Wives and Daughters Part X; Small's Hotel pp. 154-182
* * * Fall Break * * *
20: The Woodlanders Chapters 30-37
22: Wives and Daughters Part XI; Small's Hotel pp.183-210
25: The Woodlanders Chapters 38-48
27: Paper #2 Due
29: Wives and Daughters Part XII
November 1: D. H.
Lawrence, Sons and Lovers (Dover) pp. 1-50
3: Sons and Lovers
pp. 51- 73; Small's Hotel pp. 211-238
5: Wives and Daughters Part XIII-XIV
8: Sons and Lovers
pp.74-124
10: Sons and Lovers
pp. 125-189
12: Wives and Daughters Part XV; Small's Hotel pp. 239-274
15: Sons and Lovers pp. 189-244
17: Sons and Lovers pp. 244-299
19: Wives and Daughters Part XVI; Small's Hotel pp. 275-299
22: Paper #3 Due
* * * Thanksgiving * * *
29: Wives and Daughters Part XVII; Margaret Atwood, Cat's Eye (Anchor) pp. 1-41
December 1: Sons
and Lovers
pp. 299-369
3: Cat's Eye
42-88
6: Wives and Daughters Part XVIII; Small's Hotel pp. 300-324
8: Cat's Eye
pp. 88-161
10: Small's Hotel pp. 325-346
14: Final Exam (11:30-2:00)
Course Requirements: read the material specifically assigned for discussion on the dates shown (200 points); write three essays (200 points each) and one essay final exam (200 points). Students in English 513 will write longer papers and use additional sources for each assignment. You should save all returned written work from the course. Grading scale: 90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 60%=D; less than 60%=F.
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