ENGL 2112 D/I World Literature II -- Syllabus Dr. Robinson
Fall Semester 2001
Section D: 2-3:15 pm Tuesday/Thursday in Technology 2110
Section I: 3:30-4:45 pm Tuesday/Thursday in Newton 2206
Office: Newton 3303B Office Telephone: 681-0155
Office Hours: 12:30-1:50 pm Tuesday/Thursday, 4-6 pm Friday, and by appointment
E-Mail: DWROB@gasou.edu
Homepage: http://www.oneeyedman.com/home/ (for class assignments and schedule)
Class discussion forum: http://www.oneeyedman.com/cgi-bin/mwforum_robinson/forum.pl
REQUIRED TEXTS:
PURPOSE: This is the second segment of the two-part sequence of courses providing an overview of the Western tradition in literature from the beginnings (with the ancient Jews and Greeks) down to the present century. By "Western" is meant, roughly, European, along with those regions of the world colonized by Europeans, such as the Americas.
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). I will make practice reading quizzes available on-line so that you can test your knowledge of the assigned texts (these will not be used in the grading). 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 won't pass these exams if you don't attend regularly.) 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.
For an explanation of how the on-line forum is used to generate the participation grade, see the handout "Forum Rules and Grading," which can also be found on the Web site listed above.
The course grade will be calculated as follows:
| Participation......................... | 25% |
| Exam I................................. | 25% |
| Exam II ............................... | 25% |
| Exam III (Final).................. | 25% |
| Total ................................... | 100% |
Consult the website for reading assignments and test dates. All dates subject to change without further notice.
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 Wilkie & Hurt anthology unless otherwise indicated. All of the assigned reading is due on the day it is first listed.
| WEEK 1 | ||
| Tuesday | 8-21 | Introductory remarks. Discussion of literary terms. |
| Thursday | 8-23 | Introduction to the Enlightenment. |
| WEEK 2 | ||
| Tuesday | 8-28 | Moliere, Tartuffe (36-87). |
| Thursday | 8-30 | Swift, Gulliver's Travels, Part IV (227-276). |
| WEEK 3 | ||
| Tuesday | 9-4 | Swift, continued. |
| Thursday | 9-6 | Pope, "An Essay on Man" (290-306). |
| WEEK 4 | ||
| Tuesday | 9-11 | Voltaire, Candide (307-377). |
| Thursday | 9-13 | Introduction to Romanticism. Rousseau, Confessions, Book 1 (428-460). |
| WEEK 5 | ||
| Tuesday | 9-18 | Rousseau, continued. |
| Thursday | 9-20 | Review. |
| WEEK 6 | ||
| Tuesday | 9-25 | Midterm I. |
| Thursday | 9-27 | Goethe, Faust, Part I (461-637). Omit Scenes XXI and XXII. |
| WEEK 7 | ||
| Tuesday | 10-2 | Goethe, continued |
| Thursday | 10-4 | Blake, Songs of Innocence and of Experience, (657-685). |
| WEEK 8 | ||
| Tuesday | 10-9 | Blake, continued. |
| Thursday | 10-11 | Shelley, Frankenstein (780-911). |
| WEEK 9 | ||
| Tuesday | 10-16 | Shelley, continued |
| Thursday | 10-18 | Introduction to Realism. Flaubert, "A Simple Heart" (1153-1177). |
| WEEK 10 | ||
| Tuesday | 10-23 | Ibsen, A Doll House (1322-1373). |
| Thursday | 10-25 | Introduction to Modernism. Review. |
| WEEK 11 | ||
| Tuesday | 10-30 | Baudelaire, poems (1453-1465). |
| Thursday | 11-1 | Eliot, "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" (1754-1761). |
| WEEK 12 | ||
| Tuesday | 11-6 | Midterm II. |
| Thursday | 11-8 | TBA |
| WEEK 13 | ||
| Tuesday | 11-13 | Conrad, "Heart of Darkness" (1488-1551). |
| Thursday | 11-15 | Conrad, continued. |
| WEEK 14 | ||
| Tuesday | 11-20 | Kafka, "The Metamorphosis" (1705-1740). |
| Thursday | 11-22 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
| WEEK 15 | ||
| Tuesday | 11-27 | Brecht, The Good Woman of Setzuan (1752-1805). |
| Thursday | 11-29 | Brecht, The Good Woman of Setzuan (1752-1805). |
| WEEK 16 | ||
| Tuesday | 12-4 | Camus, "The Adulterous Woman" (1824-1835). |
| Thursday | 12-6 | Baldwin, "Sonny's Blues" (1988-2012). |
Final Examination:
Section D: Thursday. December 13, 12:30-2:30 pm.
Section I: Tuesday, December 11, 3-5 pm.
The exam will be held in the usual meeting place.