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ENGL 314: 52066
Spring 2014
4019 Wescoe
TR 2:30-3:45 pm
Professor Kathryn Conrad
Prerequisites:
Admission to English courses numbered 300 and above is limited to
students who have completed the freshman-sophomore English requirements
or their equivalents. All students are required to enroll in ENGL 101
and to remain continuously enrolled in ENGL 101 or ENGL 102 until ENGL
102 (or ENGL 105) has been completed. All KU
students must
take two Core 2.1 courses. Students pursuing a BA in the
College
are required to take either ENGL 101 and 102, or ENGL 102/105 and a
second Goal 2.1 course. All 200-level English courses satisfy
the
second Goal 2.1 requirement.
Enrollment:
Students
may
neither add nor change sections in any English course after Monday
January 27, without departmental permission. For courses numbered above
200, instructor's permission is required to add or change
sections. The last day to petition to add classes
is Monday
February 10.
The Department of English reserves the right to
terminate
administratively the enrollment of any student who misses two
consecutive class meetings during the first two weeks of the semester.
Should an emergency situation cause the student to miss two consecutive
class meetings, the student should contact the instructor(s) or the
English Department, 864-4520, immediately. Students who decide to drop
English classes should do so promptly so that other students may enroll
in the class. The last day to withdraw from classes under any
circumstances is Monday, April 21.
Drop policy (Department statement):
If you are having trouble succeeding in
the course,
it is especially important that you consult with me so that we can
develop a plan of action that may enable you to complete the
course. If you decide to drop this class, please refer to the
Website below:
<http://www.registrar.ku.edu/current/schedule.shtml>
Course description
and texts:
This course
is a survey of
British literature of the Romantic, Victorian, Modernist, and
contemporary
periods. We will be concerned in this course not only with close
readings of the literature and literary form
but also with some of the political and social issues that serve as
context
for the literature. Our readings will include essays, poetry, drama,
short
fiction, and novels. Do note
that this will be a poetry-intensive
course.
These books are available for purchase. You may use other editions or online versions of the text; you are expected to have the text in class on the days on which we discuss them.
1. 15%: Attendance, participation in discussion (online and in class), group work, and short assignments. You will be expected to access materials online and participate in Blackboard discussion blogs. You must participate in the Blake blog, any blog discussions that replace days cancelled by the University or by Prof. Conrad, any days that you miss class (excused OR unexcused), and at least four other prompts. This means responding to five blog prompts for certain, and more if class is cancelled or if you miss class. Blog postings should be about a paragraph, should be written clearly, and should take into consideration what has already been posted. You are responsible for keeping track of your blog postings (i.e., count them--I won't do so until the end of the semester). All readings and blog postings should be completed before class on the date listed on the syllabus (unless I say otherwise in class). The only exception to this is if you miss class; in that case, you may make up participation for that day after the fact by posting on a prompt for the text we discussed while you were absent.
You are expected to attend every class and have with you the texts we are scheduled to discuss; contact me by e-mail (kconrad @ ku.edu) before or as soon as possible after your absence if you must miss class. Please do not attend class if you are ill with a virus. Documentation will assure an excused absence, but is not required for me to excuse an absence. Do not abuse this. My 15 years of experience teaching this particular class suggests that you will not succeed if you do not attend regularly.
Electronic devices: You are welcome to use laptops, notebooks, and tablets in class for reading of assigned material, notetaking, and other tasks directly related to the course material we are discussing during the class session. Social media use, emailing, and other activities not related to the class discussion are strictly prohibited. If you are discovered partaking in activities not directly related to the course during class time, your participation grade will suffer.
2. 30%: Exams: a midterm and final examination (identification and short essay) as listed on the syllabus. (15% each.)
3. 55%: Two papers of 1500-2000 words (approx. 5-7 pages)--this is a guide, since quality is more important than absolute word count. Be concise and precise but also be sure to take the space needed to make your argument. Paper topics will be available online two weeks prior to the due date on Blackboard website. You should read the grading guidelines, available on Blackboard, and review the plagiarism policy below before handing in your papers (including the rough drafts).
Reading and assignment schedule
This
schedule is likely to change. For the most accurate reading
and
assignment
schedule, pay attention to updates given in class. Updates
will
eventually
be reflected on this website.
All readings should be completed by the day
listed on the
syllabus. Online discussions are listed on the date on which
they
are likely to start; the due date for participating in the discussion
for credit is listed in parentheses (although of course you are welcome
to discuss beyond the deadline).
All texts, including online discussion texts, marked with * before them
are fair game for the midterm and final. Check this site
before
studying for the exam for
the
most up-to-date list of fair-game texts.
January 21: Introduction.
Course outline and goals.
Introduction to the
Romantic period.
Recommended:
Browse illuminated Blake plates at The
William Blake Archive.
(It'll take you a few clicks to get to
the pictures, but once there, you'll have a huge range of
choices.
When you get to an actual poem, you can use the center menu to look at
different versions [click the "compare" button] and you can also
enlarge the images.)
Online
discussion (one entry
before
1/23, required):
Blake, from Songs
of Innocence and Songs
of Experience
January 23:
The Romantic period
Blake, poems from Songs
of Innocence
and Songs
of
Experience (Norton selections): Songs of Innocence:
*Introduction, The Ecchoing Green,* The Lamb, *The Little Black Boy, *The
Chimney Sweep, The Divine Image, *Holy Thursday, Nurse's Song, Infant
Joy; Songs of
Experience:
*Introduction, *Earth's Answer, The Clod & The Pebble, *Holy
Thursday,
*The Chimney Sweeper, Nurse's Song, The Sick Rose, *The Tyger, My Pretty
Rose Tree, Ah Sun-flower, The Garden of Love, London, The Human
Abstract, Infant Sorrow, A Poison Tree, A Divine Image.
Recommended:
Browse illuminated Blake plates at The
William Blake Archive.
(It'll take you a few clicks to get to
the pictures, but once there, you'll have a huge range of
choices.
When you get to an actual poem, you can use the center menu to look at
different versions [click the "compare" button] and you can also
enlarge the images.)
Online
discussion (before
1/28): Blake, "And did those feet" and The Marriage of
Heaven and Hell
January
28: The
Romantic period (cont.)
Blake,
*"And did those feet"
Blake, (browse)
The
Marriage of Heaven and Hell
Recommended:
Browse illuminated Blake plates at The
William Blake Archive.
(see note above)
Online
discussion (before 1/30
class): W. Wordsworth, "Preface
to Lyrical Ballads"
January 30: The
Romantic period
(cont.)
W.
Wordsworth,*"Preface to
Lyrical
Ballads"
*"We Are Seven"
*"Composed
upon
Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802"
*"Ode:
Intimations of
Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood"
Online
discussion (before 2/4 class):
W. and D. Wordsworth.
February 4:
The
Romantic period (cont.)
SNOW DAY:
post on one
of the following texts before class on 2/6:
*"Composed
upon
Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802"
*"Ode:
Intimations of
Immortality from Recollections of Early Childhood"
W. Wordsworth, *"I wandered lonely as a
cloud"
D.
Wordsworth, *"A Field of
Daffodils,"
from Grasmere Journals
Online
discussion (before 2/6 class):
Coleridge (Eolian Harp).
February 6: The
Romantic period
(cont.)
"Composed
upon
Westminster Bridge, Sept. 3, 1802"
*W. Wordsworth, "I wandered lonely as a
cloud"
*D.
Wordsworth, "A Field of
Daffodils,"
from Grasmere Journals
Coleridge:
*"The
Eolian Harp"
Online
discussion (before 2/11 class):
Coleridge (Rime, Kubla Khan)
February
11:
The
Romantic period (cont.)
*Coleridge,"The
Rime of the Ancient
Mariner"
*"Kubla Khan"
(with
preface)
February 13: The
Romantic period
(cont.)
*"Kubla Khan"
Online
discussion (before 2/18 class):
Shelley (Ozymandias) and Keats (La
Belle Dame Sans Merci).
February
18:
The
Romantic period (cont.)
*change of date* First draft of
paper #1 due in class, with completed self-eval form.
Shelley
from *"A Defence of
Poetry"
"To Wordsworth"
*"Ozymandias"
Keats
*"La Belle Dame sans
Merci"
Online
discussion (before 2/20
class): Shelley and Keats (Odes).
February 20: The
Victorian
period
Keats,
*"Ode on a
Grecian Urn"
Shelley
*"Ode
to the West Wind"
Online
discussion (before 2/25 class): Darwin, Rossetti
February 25: The
Victorian period
(cont.)
Darwin, *Descent
of Man: Conclusion
C.
Rossetti, *"Goblin
Market"
Online
discussion (before class; several prompts over the 2 weeks): Dracula
February 27:
The
Victorian period (cont.)
*Dracula (through 98/Ch. VII)
March 4:
The
Victorian period (cont.)
*Dracula
(through 232/Ch. XVI)
March
6: The
Victorian period (cont.)
*Dracula.
(through 320/Ch. XXII)
March
11:
The
Victorian period (cont.)
*Dracula.
Finish.
Online
discussion (before 3/25
class): Browning, Arnold.
March
13:
MIDTERM
EXAMINATION. No
rescheduling without detailed medical documentation
SPRING BREAK
March 25: The Victorian period
(cont.)
R.
Browning, *"Porphyria's
Lover"
*"My Last Duchess"
*"Rabbi
Ben Ezra"
Arnold,
*"Dover
Beach"
Online
discussion (before 4/1
class): Wilde.
March
27:
Class visit to
Watson with Amy Hume,
research paper assistant. Meet in Watson Library foyer/TBA.
Final draft of
paper #1 due in
class.
Online discussion (before
4/1
class): Wilde.
April 1: The Victorian
period: The Fin
de Siecle (cont)
Wilde,
Preface
to Dorian
Gray
Wilde, *The Importance of
Being Earnest
Online
discussion (before 4/3
class):
Modernism, Eliot.
April
3: The
Modern Period (Vol F)
Eliot, *"The Love Song
of J. Alfred Prufrock"
Online
discussion (before 4/8
class): Yeats
April
8: The
Modern Period (cont)
Yeats,
"The Lake Isle of Innisfree"
*"The Second
Coming"
*"Sailing to
Byzantium"
Online
discussion (before 4/15
class): Joyce
First draft of
paper #2 due in
class, with completed self-eval form. Schedule to meet with
Amy
Hume by 4/22.
--REMINDER:
Have you done your 5 required blog postings yet?--
April 10: Class will not meet. Work on revisions.
April 15: The
Modern Period (cont.)
Joyce, *"Araby"
*"The Dead"
Online
discussion (before 4/29
class; several prompts): Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway.
April 17: The
Modern Period (cont.)
Woolf, *Mrs Dalloway
(through p. 63)
April 22: The
Modern Period (cont.)
Woolf, *Mrs Dalloway
(through p.
102)
April 24: The
Modern Period (cont.)
Woolf, *Mrs Dalloway
(through p.
151)
Second draft of
paper #2 due in
class, with (new) completed self-eval form.
April 29: The
Modern Period (cont.)
Woolf, *Mrs Dalloway
(through end)
Online discussion (before 5/1 class): Auden and Thomas.
May 1: The
Modern Period (cont.)
Auden, *"Musee
des Beaux Arts"
Bruegel's Icarus painting
--available online in many places, including http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bruegel/icarus.jpg
"In Memory
of W.B. Yeats"
"Lullaby"
Thomas, *"The Force That Through the Green Fuse Drives the Flower"
*"Do Not Go Gentle into That Good Night"
Online
discussion (before 5/6 class): What is "British" literature?
May
6: Contemporary
"British" Literature
Boland, *"That the Science of Cartography Is Limited"
Heaney, *"Digging"
*"Punishment"
May 8: Contemporary
"British" Literature (cont)
Monty
Python, *"Travel
Agent"
(online; script with sound clips)
"Travel
Agent" video (YouTube)
Walcott, *"Midsummer"
(online; scroll down)
Last day; final evaluations
Final
draft of second paper
due by 5 pm as a pdf.
Submit by email; I will upload the paper to Blackboard research sharing
site.
[Note: online discussion after
May 8 class does not count as one of the 5 basic
required discussion postings, although it can count toward the more
general
participation grade. Finish all participation postings by May 9 (Stop Day),
5 pm.]
May 12, 1:30 pm (regular classroom):
FINAL EXAMINATION
as scheduled.
If you
would like to take your exam at another time prior to this assigned
time, you must
get it approved with me by 5 pm on STOP DAY. Rescheduling available for students
with conflicting final examination times, following University
rescheduling rules; again, contact me by 5 pm on STOP DAY.
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