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     

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Aug 26 T Introductory matters:
                – Reading novels vs. reading visual art and music
                – With what was the early English novel competing?
                – Variations on the theme of identity:
                      1. The orphan
                      2. The "lost child"
                      3. The broken family
             Background(s) to the English novel:
              – History, cultural history, literary history and the parameters of this course
             Begin reading Defoe, Moll Flanders

Sep 2 T Defoe, Moll Flanders
             Background report: Bunyan, The Pilgrim's Progress
             Study Materials for Moll Flanders

      5 F Last day to drop and have this course removed from your permanent record. After today (and until 15 November) a "W" will appear on your record with a withdrawal notation.

      9 T Finish Defoe

    16 T Fielding, Joseph Andrews
             Hogarth, The Harlot's Progress (visual narrative; in class)
             Study Materials for Joseph Andrews

    23 T Finish Fielding
            Group Presentation on Fielding

    30 T Walpole, The Castle of Otranto
            Background reports:
              — Burke and the Sublime and the Beautiful
              — The Gothic
            Group Presentation on Walpole
            Study Materials for The Castle of Otranto

Oct 7 T Mrs. Mathews, Simple Facts; or, The History of an Orphan [click here for online text to read or download]
             Background report: women writers, women readers
             Study Materials for Simple Facts

     14 T Midterm Examination

     18 F Last day to change your registration for this course to or from "Pass/No Pass"

     21 T Fall Semester Break — No Class

     28 T Mrs. Martin, The Enchantress; or, Where Shall I Find Her? [click here for online text to read or download]
             Study Materials for The Enchantress

Nov 4T Shelley, Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus
             Background report: Science and technology in the wake of the Industrial Revolution and the French Revolution
             Background report: some literary (and other) sources: Aeschylus, Milton, Coleridge, P. B. Shelley, Fuseli, E. Darwin
             Study Materials for Frankenstein

     11 T Finish Shelley

     14 F Last day to withdraw from this course

     18 T Dickens, Hard Times
             Group Presentation on Dickens
              Study Materials for Hard Times

     25 T Finish Dickens

     27 R Thanksgiving holiday

Dec 2 T Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
             Course Project due in class today
             Group Presentation on Stevenson
              Study Materials for Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde

       9 T Finish Stevenson
             Concluding matters

Final Examination: Tuesday, 16 December, at our regular class time and place