ENGL 2111-B,J World Literature I -- Syllabus Dr. David Robinson

Fall Semester 2000

Section B - 2-3:15 p.m. TT in Tech 2110

Section J - 3:30-4:45 p.m. TT in Newton 1107

Office: Newton 3303B

Office Telephone: 681-0155

English Department Telephone: 681-5471

Office Hours: By appointment

E-Mail: dwrob@gasou.edu

Homepage: http://www.oneeyedman.com/home/

Class discussion forums: http://www.litphil.gasou.edu/cgi-bin/mwf/forum.pl

REQUIRED TEXTS:

• The World of Literature, ed. Westling et al. (Prentice Hall)
• The Gospel of Matthew (in xerox, available at the print shop)
• A style/grammar handbook and a hardcover collegiate dictionary

from classical antiquity to the present. We will examine works from both the Western tradition (Greece, Rome, Jewish literature, the New Testament, and the European Middle Ages and Renaissance) and from several non-Western tranditions (Egypt, India, China, Japan, and the Muslim world).

PROCEDURES & PROVISOS: The reading load will be quite heavy, so do not fall behind. Class discussions will begin with an examination of the day's comments submitted by the class to the on-line forum (see the handouts describing how this will work). There will be no make-up examinations. Note: cellular phones, pagers, and other disruptive electronic equipment must be turned off while you are in class. Failure to observe this rule will negatively impact your participation grade. An exception will be made for emergency medical personnel, but for no others.

GRADING: Participation will be graded based on the on-line forum (See the handouts for details.). Three examinations will be given, each non-comprehensive. These will consist of identification questions: an excerpted piece of writing will be presented, and you must identify it and discuss it in detail, showing a knowledge of the entire work from which it was drawn. These passages will be ones that we have specifically discussed in class. (Attendance will not be taken, but you probably wonät pass these exams if you don't attend regularly -- your choice!) You will not be tested on the material in the headnotes of the reading assignments, but if you are interested in doing well, read the headnotes. The course grade will be calculated as follows:

Tentative Class Schedule: Students are responsible for any changes to this schedule which may be announced in class. The page numbers given below refer to the Westling (et al.) anthology unless otherwise indicated. All of the assigned reading is due on the day it is first listed.

WEEK 10
Tuesday	10-24	Selections from The Qur'n (739-761).
Thursday	10-26	Selections from The Thousand and One Nights (866-888)
WEEK 11
Tuesday	10-31	Midterm II.
Thursday	11-2	Kalidasa, Shakuntala (917-972).