English 413/513         History of the Novel         Fall 2002

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August 26:        Introduction

      28:        Trollope, Rachel Ray (Oxford) Chapters I-III
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven (Harper Torch) pp. 3-10

      30:    Sterne, Traistram Shandy, Volume One (library copy or etext)

ftp://ftp.ibiblio.org/pub/docs/books/gutenberg/etext97/shndy10.txt

September
       2:        No class on Labor Day

       4:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters IV-VI
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 11-26

       6:        Tristram, Volume Two

       9:        Elizabeth Gaskell, My Lady Ludlow Chapters 1-3

       11:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters VII-IX
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 27-52

      13:        Elizabeth Gaskell, My Lady Ludlow Chapters 5-7

       16:        Elizabeth Gaskell, My Lady Ludlow Chapters 8-10

      18:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters X-XII
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 53-77

      20:        Elizabeth Gaskell, My Lady Ludlow Chapters 11-14

      23:        Exam

      25:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters XIII-XV
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 78-99

      27:        No class; reading day

      30:        No Class; reading day; paper due
October
       2:        Pigs in Heaven 100-182

       4:        Willa Cather, One of Ours Book I

       7:        Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven 183-249

       9:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters XVI-XVIII
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 253-272

      11:        H. G. Wells, Tuno-Bungay Book the First

*    *    *    Fall Break    *    *    *
      16:        Willa Cather, One of Ours Book II

      18:        Reports
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 273-318 (22-24)

      21:        H. G. Wells, Tuno-Bungay Book the Second (I-III)

      23:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters XIX-XXI
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 319-346 (25-26)

      25:        Willa Cather, One of Ours  Book III

      28:        H. G. Wells, Tuno-Bungay Book the Second (IV); Book the Third (I)

      30:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters XXII-XXIV
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 347-378 (27-28)
November
       1:        Willa Cather, One of Ours  Book IV

       4:        H. G. Wells, Tuno-Bungay Book the Third (II-III)

       6:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters XXV-XXVII
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 379-399 (29-30)

        8:        Willa Cather, One of Ours  Book V

      11:        H. G. Wells, Tuno-Bungay Book the Third (IV); Book the Fourth

      13:        Exam

        15:        Jean Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea (Norton) pp. 9-37

      18:        Reports

      20:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters XXVIII-XXX
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 400-423 (31-32)

      22:        Paper Due

      25:        Wide Sargasso Sea, pp. 38-82

*    *    *    Thanksgiving    *    *    *
December
       2:        Wide Sargasso Sea, pp. 82-112

       4:        Trollope, Rachel Ray Chapters
            Kingsolver, Pigs in Heaven pp. 424-436 (33)

       6:        Review

      12:      Final Exam 9:00-10:30

Course Requirements:

English 413:  read the material specifically assigned for discussion on the dates shown (300 points); write two essay exams (100 points each), write one short essay (100 points), one longer essay (200 points), and one essay final exam (200 points).  You should save all returned written work from the course.
English 513:  In addition to the above, make one oral report and write an additional paper on the novel genre.
Grading scale:  90%=A; 80%=B; 70%=C; 60%=D; less than 60%=F.
Policies:  See 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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