Fall
2003
English 305A:
The English Novel 1700-1900
Fall
2003
Stephen
C. Behrendt
319 Andrews Hall
phone: 472-1806
office hours:
11:00 -
12:00 TR
and by appointment
James
Gillray, Humphrey's Shop
Study Questions, Internet Resources, Materials for Further Study
General Questions for the Study and Analysis of Novels These questions will help you analyze matters of form and content. There are a lot of questions here; pick and choose among them to help you develop your skill at reading within a variety of contexts.
Questions for exploring Authors' Relations to their Texts and their Audiences There are two sets of questions here. The first set will help you analyze the ways in which the authors may have thought about their texts and how they "work." The second set will guide you as you think about the relations that texts in general suggest between themselves and their reading audiences — including ourselves.
Some Notes and Comments on the Reading Activity This is just what it says: a brief commentary on the dynamics of reading, with two intriguing comments from modern theorists on reading.
Questions and Resources for Individual Novels
Materials for Daniel Defoe, Moll Flanders
Materials for Henry Fielding, The History of Joseph Andrews
Materials for Horace Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
Materials for Mrs. Mathews, Simple Facts; or, The History of an Orphan
Materials for Mrs. Martin, The Enchantress; or, Where Shall I Find Her?
Materials for Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Materials for Charles Dickens, Hard Times
Materials for Robert Louis Stevenson,The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde