ENG 110: Survey of British Literature 1
Spring 2002
Dr. Lisa Berglund
Office: Ketcham 322; mailbox in KH 326; ext. 4049
Electronic
addresses: berglul@bscmail.buffalostate.edu;
www.lisaberglund.com
Office Hours: MWF 10:00-11:00 a.m., MW 2:00-3:00 p.m. and by appointment
Course Objective: To study representative
British writers of the Medieval, Early Modern, and Restoration periods. Themes of the course include the evolution
of literary genres and the treatment of gender and race in early British
literature; we also will focus on learning to recognize early modern literary
styles and to attribute them to the proper period or author.
Text: The Longman Anthology of
British Literature, compact edition
Course Requirements: Two 750-1250-word papers (25% each), a final examination (25%),
recitation from memory of two poems (10%), and active participation in class
discussion (15%). You must complete all work assigned in order to pass.
Papers
must follow format guidelines that I will
distribute in class. Grades will be
based on the clarity of your thesis, the focus and persuasiveness of your
evidence, the accuracy of your interpretation of quotations, and your adherence
to rules of grammar, mechanics and documentation. You may hand in a partial or complete draft of any paper in
advance for my comments. I prefer to
receive such papers via email (either as a Word attachment or as your text
message); I will email my comments to you within 48 hours. My comments generally address its thesis,
evidence and organization; I do not correct grammatical, typographical or mechanical
errors on drafts. However, you are
responsible for correcting any such errors before handing in a final version of
the essay. Late papers will be marked down 1/3 of a grade.
When
you are assigned a study question to answer during class discussion, prepare
2-3 minutes of organized comments. Use
the questions to guide your reading; all members of the class should
participate in discussion of all questions.
Class participation grades will reflect the quality of both your
prepared responses and your ad hoc contributions. On days you are not assigned a study question, attendance is not
required, but frequent absences may negatively affect your class participation
grade. You are responsible for collecting any materials distributed during your
absences before the next class meeting.
The syllabus, paper format instructions and paper topic handouts are
available at my website.
If you
miss class on a day when you are assigned a study question, you will earn a
"0" for participation (i.e., you will lose 15% of your total
grade). If you miss more than one
question, your final grade will be lowered a further 1/3 of a level (e.g., from
a B to a B-). If you are unexpectedly
unable to be in class for your study question, we may be able to work out an
arrangement so that you will not be penalized. Depending on the size of the
class, each student will be assigned 3 or 4 study questions over the course of
the semester.
Three-quarters
of the exam will consist of quotation identifications. Retain the study question handouts; the exam
will be based on these handouts and on poems analyzed line by line in class.
You
must recite from memory the opening verse paragraph of the General Prologue to
the Canterbury Tales, in Middle
English, by 1 March, and any seventeenth-century lyric poem or speech from Othello
(at least 14 lines) from the Longman anthology, by the last day of
class. If your computer uses
RealPlayer, you may hear a recording The Canterbury Tales at http://academics.vmi.edu/english/audio/GP-Opening.html. If you supply blank tapes or CDs, I can make
a recording for you. Part of one class
will be spent on Middle English pronunciation and memorization and recitation
techniques.
Classroom
protocols: 1) Turn off all cell phones before entering the classroom. 2) Do not
leave the room during class except in an emergency. 3) Always bring the anthology with you to class.
If you
have or may have a disability that requires accommodation to fulfill the
requirements of the class, contact the Office of Special Services for Students
with Disabilities, at 878-4450.
Wednesday,
23 January Introduction
Friday,
25 January Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Monday,
28 January Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Wednesday,
30 January Sir Gawain and the Green Knight
Friday,
1 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue
Monday,
4 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue
Wednesday,
6 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The General Prologue
Friday,
8 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's
Prologue
Monday,
11 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's
Prologue
Wednesday,
13 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's
Prologue and Tale
Friday,
15 February Chaucer, Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's
Prologue and Tale
Monday,
18 February Presidents Day,
no class
Wednesday,
20 February Lanyer, Salve Deus Rex Judaeorum
Friday,
22 February Shakespeare,
Sonnets; specific poems TBA; Paper on Gawain or
Chaucer due
Monday,
25 February Shakespeare,
Sonnets; specific poems TBA
Wednesday,
27 February Shakespeare, Sonnets;
specific poems TBA
Friday,
1 March Shakespeare,
Othello
Monday,
4 March Shakespeare, Othello
Wednesday,
6 March Shakespeare, Othello
Friday,
8 March Shakespeare,
Othello
Monday,
11 March Herrick,
"Upon Julia's Clothes" and "To the Virgins"
Wednesday,
13 March Donne, "The Good
Morrow"
Friday,
15 March Donne,
"A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"
Monday,
18 March Donne, Holy Sonnets
Wednesday,
20 March Wroth, Pamphilia
to Amphilanthus, Sonnets 1 & 40
Friday, 22 March Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy
Mistress" and "The Garden"
SPRING
BREAK
Monday,
1 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1: 1-26
Wednesday,
3 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1: 27-330
Friday,
5 April NO CLASS
Monday,
8 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1: 331-798; paper on Shakespeare, Donne or Wroth due
Wednesday,
10 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 4: 1-410
Friday,
12 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 4: 411-535; 690-775
Monday,
15 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 9: 1-493
Wednesday,
17 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 9: 494-833
Friday,
19 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 9: 834-1188
Monday,
22 April Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 12: 466-649
Wednesday,
24 April Behn, Oroonoko
Friday,
26 April Behn, Oroonoko
Monday,
29 April Behn,
"The Disappointment"; Rochester, "The Imperfect Enjoyment"
Wednesday,
1 May Finch, "The
Introduction"; review for final examination