| Assignments | Syllabus |
| September | Assignment for next class |
| October | Texts |
| November | Essay Topics |
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| Dr. Casines | Hours: M, W, & F
9:00-9:50 A.M. and by appointment |
| Office: ECS 447 | email:
casinesg@fiu.edu
webpage: http://faculty.fiu.edu/~casinesg |
| Phone: 348-6545 | mail box in DM 453 |
TEXTS:
Norton Anthology of English
Literature (The Restoration and Eighteenth Century), Volume C, eds.
Noogle and Lipking (Norton) ISBN: 978-0-393-91251-7
Six Restoration
Plays, ed. Wilson (Riverside, Houghton-Mifflin) ISBN: 0-395-05136-3
Bunyan, Pilgrim’s Progress, ed. Pooley (Penguin) ISBN:
978-0-141-43971-6
In this course we will study some of the major
literary works (excluding novels) written in England during 1660-1800. We will
not only analyze the works’ structure and language, but their place in
England’s literary history. We will also examine the intellectual milieu of
the
period to understand how the works reflect the culture of the time.
ASSIGNMENTS:
3 essays (5-7 pages typewritten)
Mid-Term Exam
Final Exam
Each assignment will be weighed equally.
The exams will cover material we have discussed in class and will consist
of identifications of quotations. Please note the dates of the exams because
no make-up exams will be given.
You will be asked to discuss of one of
the works we will have discussed in the corresponding third of the semester.
Because this is a course in the Department of English, I expect the essays to
be well written, free from grammatical errors, coherent and unified, and
supported with specific evidence from the texts. See
http://www.fiu.edu/~casinesg/Guidelines.htm for information on the specific
format required for the essays. You are encouraged not to consult outside
sources in the preparation of your essay; however, should you make use of
other material, you need to acknowledge such borrowings. Failure to provide
proper and complete documentation will result in an F for the course. Essays
turned in late will be penalized.
Literature courses demand a lot of
reading. You are expected to keep up with the readings and to contribute to
class discussions. If I see that students are not keeping up with the
readings, I will start giving pop quizzes at the beginning of each class to
test your comprehension of the material assigned.
COURSE
OBJECTIVES AND LEARNING OUTCOMES:
This course will cover the
major works of literature in drama, poetry, and non-fiction written between
1660 and 1800. Students will learn about the most important characteristics of
this period and the cultural context in which these works were written.
For information about rubrics used in grading your essays, see Guidelines
to Writing Essays about Literature on the website.
ATTENDANCE:
Attendance will not be taken; however, students
are responsible for material covered in
class and for information
disseminated.
Note: this list of readings suggests more the order in which we are going to be discussing the works rather than the actual day in we will be discussing them. Check below in the Assignments for Next Class Meetings section to check the readings for the upcoming week.
SRP: Six Restoration Plays
the page numbers refer to those in the Norton text
August 25 |
Introductory Lecture: the reign of Charles II |
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27 |
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29 |
Dryden: An Essay of Dramatic Poesy (1668; http://rpo.library.utoronto.ca/display/displayprose.cfm?prosenum=14) | |
| Labor Day–No School | ||
3 |
Wycherley: The Country Wife (1675) in SRP | |
5 |
Etherege: The Man of Mode (1676) in SRP | |
8 |
Dryden: All for Love (1677) in SRP | |
10 |
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12 |
Bunyan: Pilgrim’s Progress Part I (1678) | |
15 |
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17 |
Rochester: “A Satyr against Mankind” (1675; p. 2301) | |
19 |
Rochester: “The Disabled Debauchee” (1680; p. 2301) | |
22 |
Dryden: “Mac Flecknoe” (1682; p. 2236) | |
24 |
Otway: Venice Preserv’d (1682) in SRP | |
26 |
Lecture: the reign of James II | |
Behn, Oronooko (1688; p. 2313) |
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October 1 |
Lecture: the reign of William and Mary | |
3 |
Congreve: The Way of the World (1700) in SRP | |
6 |
Lecture: the reign of Anne |
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8 |
Pope: Essay on Criticism (1711; p. 2669) |
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13 |
Addison and Steele: The Spectator, Number 62 (1711; p. 2652) | |
15 |
Pope: “The Rape of the Lock” (1712; p. 2685) | |
17 |
MID-TERM EXAM | |
20 |
Lecture: the reign of George I | |
22 |
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24 |
Pope: “Eloisa to Abelard” (1717; p. 2705) | |
27 |
Swift: Gulliver’s Travels (1726; p. 2487) | |
29 |
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Gay, The Beggar’s Opera (1728; p. 2787) |
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November 3 |
2nd ESSAY DUE | |
5 |
Swift: “A Modest Proposal (1729; p. 2633) | |
7 |
Swift: “Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift” (1739; p. 2468) | |
10 |
Lecture: the reign of George II | |
12 |
Johnson: “Vanity of Human Wishes” (1749; p. 2843) | |
14 |
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17 |
Gray: “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751; p. 3051) | |
19 |
Johnson: Rasselas (1759; p. 2865) | |
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24 |
Lecture: the reign of George III | |
26 |
Johnson: “Preface to Shakespeare” (1765; p. 2936) | |
| Thanksgiving–No School | ||
| December 1 | Goldsmith: “Deserted Village” (1770; p. 3061) | |
| 3 | Equiano, The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano (1789; p. 3033) | |
5 |
Lecture: Birth of the Novel |
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FINAL EXAM: 9:45-11:45 A.M. NOTE FOR THE MID-TERM AND THE FINAL EXAMS: PLEASE BE ON TIME BECAUSE ONCE THE FIRST PERSON FINISHES THE EXAM AND LEAVES THE ROOM THE EXAM WILL BE COMPROMISED AND ANY ONE ARRIVING THEREAFTER WILL BE CONSIDERED BEING ABSENT FOR THE EXAM. |
ASSIGNMENT FOR NEXT CLASS MEETINGS :
Monday, the 1st: Goldsmith: “Deserted Village”
Wednesday, the 3rd: Equiano, The Interesting Life of Olaudah Equiano
Friday, the 5th: Lecture: Birth of the Novel
Monday, the 8th:
FINAL EXAM: 9:45-11:45 A.M. (Note earlier time.)NOTE FOR THE FINAL EXAM: BE ON TIME BECAUSE ONCE THE FIRST PERSON FINISHES THE EXAM AND LEAVES THE ROOM THE EXAM WILL BE COMPROMISED AND ANY ONE ARRIVING THEREAFTER WILL BE CONSIDERED BEING ABSENT FOR THE EXAM.
TOPICS FOR THE THIRD ESSAY: (Read Guidelines to Writing Essays about Literature)
1. Identify one character trait/aspect of Gulliver, and analyze its
evolution in Books 1, 2 and 4.
2. In his search for happiness, Rasselas
encounters many different types of people. Discuss the symbolic
significance of three of these characters.
3. In the plays we read, the dichotomy between city and country was clear.
How does this dichotomy play out in either Gulliver's Travels or
Rasselas?
4. Two image clusters in Gray's "Elegy Written in a
Country Churchyard" are those of silence and sound. Discuss these two
contrasting sets of images.
POWER POINT PRESENTATIONS:
Portraits of Literary Figures who lived from 1660-1800
Monarchs who reigned form 1660-1800
Portraits of Other Important Figures from 1660-1800
Guide to 18th-century words -- list of words whose meanings have changed