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English 2210.003,015

World Literature After 1600

Fall 2019

Required Texts:  Norton Anthology of World Literature, Vol. 2 Shorter 4^th Edition

Dickens, Charles.  The Mystery of Edwin Drood.  Penguin Classics

Course Description and Goals:  Students read and study major works of World literature from the late 17^th century through the 20^th century, primarily in the Western Tradition, but with excursions into non-Western traditions and cultures.  Students will gain both an appreciation and critical understanding of the Western literary heritage through critical reading, analytical writing and thinking, effective argument, and engaged discussion.  In this study and dialogue of important literary traditions and cultures, we are privileged to join a Great Conversation and a Great Company of fellow lovers of learning and study.  I invite you to join in the conversation and cultural journey with zest and vigor and actively discover a fuller and richer engagement with the world through art, literature, and aesthetics!

SLO (Student Learning Outcomes):  In addition to the above information, you might be interested in noting the Auburn University General Student Outcomes for the course:

•    SLO 2: to develop the ability to read literary texts analytically and critically

•    SLO 3: to construct an effective argument

•    SLO 11: to gain an understanding and appreciation of the arts and aesthetics as ways of knowing and engaging with the world

§ SLO B: In order to become lifelong learners and use their education to

solve practical problems, by the time of graduation students will be able

to effectively read and think critically.

§ SLO I: In order to become lifelong learners and use their education to

solve practical problems, by the time of graduation students will be able

to effectively analyze and value creative artistic endeavors.

Prerequisite Reminder:  Auburn University requires that all students complete ENGL 1120 with a grade of C or better before enrolling in any Core Literature course.

AU New Mid-Term Grade Policy:  Early Alert Grade Syllabus Statement

You will receive an Early Alert Grade one week prior to mid semester (31st class day).  The Early Alert Grade represents your current performance on class work graded at that point in the semester.  Check the grading scale for this course so that you are aware of what percentage of the total points is represented by your Early Alert Grade.  If your Early Alert Grade is a "D", "F", or "FA" you will receive an email from the Retention Coordinator. 

Early Alert Grades can be viewed by logging into AU Access and opening the tiger i tab.  Select "Student Records" and open the "Midterm Grades" window from the drop down box.   If the grade seems inaccurate, please contact the instructor.

Course Requirements:

1)      MID-TERM EXAM—20%

2)      ORAL PRESENTATIONS—10% You are required to do two 10-15 minute oral presentations on a topic of particular interest to you and related in some way to the literature or historical periods being covered in class.  Your grade for the presentation will be based on how thoroughly you cover your topic in the given time and how well you connect the topic to issues discussed in class.  In addition, your delivery of the presentation itself will be included in the evaluation of your work.  Presentations that include visual or audio aids or a unique look at a particular topic will receive the better grades.  Be creative and research your topic carefully.  You will need to turn in an outline of your presentation and a bibliography that includes at least 5 sources on your topic. 

3)      Two FORMAL ESSAYS—15% each These will be 4-5 page papers that interpret and/or judge the arguments or issues raised by a literary work.  As you frame your argument, you must express what you consider to be the writer’s meaning and also consider the fact of difference in cultural milieu and historical period. Evaluative Criteria:  1)argumentative thesis; 2) thesis supported with appropriate and well chosen evidence (selected quotations, analysis, and interpretation); 3) organization; 4)clear syntax, correct spelling and punctuation, style. 

4)      FINAL EXAM—25%  NOTE:  Both the mid-term exam and the final exam will consist of short answer and discussion questions.  You will need a blue book for each exam. 

5)      Participation:  class discussions, group work/discussions, in class response papers, quizzes, and other activities reflective of active engagement.  5% 

Final Grade Calculations:  each major assignment will be calculated according to the correct percentage that works on a 100 point scale: an 85 on a piece of work worth 15% will be 85 x .15= 12.75; a 30% assignment will be 75 x . 30 = 22.5 and so forth that will then add up to the correct points on a 100 scale: A = 90-100; B = 80-89; C = 70-79, etc. 

Attendance:  Prompt and regular attendance is expected of all students.  If you have more than three absences in the class, points will be deducted from your final grade (5 points for every absence after three.  Note:  Any student who, because of a disabling condition, may require some special arrangements in order to meet the course requirements should contact me as soon as possible so that the necessary accommodations can be made.

Academic Honor and Integrity:  All students must exercise the utmost honor and integrity in his/her academic writing and studies.  Be careful to acknowledge any outside sources or borrowed ideas appropriately. Cheating and plagiarism are serious violations of the Student Academic Honesty Code (Title XII) and will be treated according to the procedures outlined in the Student Policy e-Handbook (www(dot)auburn(dot)edu/student_info/student_policies) or on the University Policies website (https://sites(dot)auburn(dot)edu/admin/universitypolicies/default.aspx). Please see me if you have any questions about honest use of sources or proper documentation.

Other Policies:  No late papers will be accepted in this class.  Please plan ahead and meet all stated due dates for both the major essays and the other course work required.  No extra credit assignments will be offered in this class and make-up exams are offered ONLY if valid written documentation is provided the FIRST day you return to class after the exam.  E-Mail: I will attempt to answer student e-mail messages within 48 hours.  Note: All students should check class-e-mail regularly to get important changes to the schedule of work and special assignment sheets and Guided Study Questions/Topics for works studied and read in the class.

Note: The AU Classroom Behavior Policy is strictly followed in the course; please refer to the Student Policy eHandbook at http://www(dot)auburn(dot)edu/student_info/student_policies/ for details of this policy.  Please keep cell phones off or on vibrate and refrain from texting during class.

Note: If normal class and/or lab activities are disrupted due to illness, emergency, or crisis situation (such as an H1N1 flu outbreak), the syllabus and other course plans and assignments may be modified to allow completion of the course. If this occurs, an addendum to your syllabus and/or course assignments will replace the original materials.

The following calendar of work is subject to change.

Week 1:  8/19-8/23             The Restoration and Pre-Cursors to the Age of Enlightenment

    Introduction to Course; Course Overview;  The Long 17^th century or the Long 18^th century?   Locke: Two Treatises of Government (1690);  The Law of Natural Rights and Contract Theory

 Sister Juana of the Cross: Reply to Sor Filotea de la Cruz (1691): 242-256; Sr. Juana’a ideas and arguments compared with Locke and Hobbes 

Week 2:  8/26-8/30

   Continue work on Sr. Juana:  Reply to Sor Filotea de la Cruz

A brief example of Sr. Juana’s poetry: Poem 92: “Philosophical Satire.”

Week 3:  9/2-9/6                 Note: No Class Monday: Labor Day Holiday (9/2)

Complete work on Sr. Juana

 Moliere: Tartuffe in 138-172 (Acts I-III)

  Tartuffe in 172-191 (Acts IV-V)

  Note:  Last Day to Drop course with No Grade: 9/9 (Monday)

Week 4:  9/9-9/13

     Continue work on Moliere; American University Stage production of Tartuffe: selected acts and scenes

  Week 5: 9/16-9/20     The Age of Enlightenment, Reason, and Revolution

Kant (1724-1804):  “An Answer to the Question:  What is Enlightenment?”; Samuel Johnson (1709-1784): From A Dictionary of the English Language; Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790): “Letter to Joseph Priestley”

Feminist Perspectives:  Wollstonecraft (1759-1797): from Vindication of the Rights of Woman:  133-136; Judith Sargent Murray (1751-1820):  “On the Equality of the Sexes” (Web Source)

Week 6:  9/23—9/27

    Continue and complete work on Murray and Wollstonecraft; Begin 1^st Oral Presentations

                   Romanticism, Victorianism, and the Industrial Revolution

Week 7:  9/30-10/4      Due: Formal Essay #1: Friday, Oct. 4

Revolutionary Contexts and Slave Narratives:  Olympe De Gouges (1748-1793): Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Woman-Citizen; Declaration of Sentiments (The Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention of 1848); Frederick Douglass (1818-1895): Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave:  474-529        

Week 8:  10/7-10/11

Continue work on Douglass Slave narrative     Note: Mid-Semester 10/8; Fall Break: 10/10-10/11

   Mid-Term Exam (Wednesday, 10/9)   

 Romantic Poetry and the 19^th-Century Sonnet: Wordsworth (1770-1850): “The World Is Too Much with Us,” 554; “Scorn Not the Sonnet,” “Nuns Fret Not;”[On line sources]   The Marriage of music and poetry: Goethe(1749-1832) and the German Art Song (Lieder): selections from Franz Schubert (1797-1828)  

Week 9:  10/14-10/18

Complete work on the meta-sonnets and the German Art Song

 Victorian Poetry:  Elizabeth Browning (1806-1861): “How Do I Love Thee; www(dot)sonnets(dot)org (Sonnet Central); Emily Dickinson (1830-1886): “Much Madness is Divinest Sense:” 554;  “There is No Frigate:” [An 8 line poetic wonder and adventure!]; “I’m Nobody,” Web Sources

Week 10: 10/21-10/25

The Victorian Novel:  Dickens (1812-1870):  The Mystery of Edwin Drood   

Week 11: 10/28-11/1

Continue work on Dickens and The Mystery of Edwin Drood

BBC Film Adaptation of The Mystery of Edwin Drood:  Selections/Clips

Week 12:  11/4-11/8

      Realism and Naturalism:  Ibsen (1828-1906): Hedda Gabler: 810-845 (Acts 1, 2);  Note: Last Day to Withdraw with No Grade Penalty—Friday, Nov. 1

Week 13:  11/11-11/15

Hedda Gabler: Acts 3-4: 846-867 

American Theater production of Hedda Gabler

Due:  Formal Essay #2:  Friday, Nov. 15

 Week 14:  11/18-11/22

  Continue work on Ibsen; The New Woman and The Short Story: Kate Chopin (1851-1904): “The Story of an Hour;” Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935): “The Yellow Wallpaper.”

Week 15:  11/25-11/29    Thanksgiving Day Break    

Week 16:  12/2-12/6   Note: Last Day of Class:  Friday, 12/6; 2^nd Oral Presentations

 Final Exam: Friday, Dec. 13: 8-10:30am (9am class); Wednesday, Dec. 11: 4-6:30pm (2pm class)