English 5471
Schedule
Schedule
The following schedule is subject to change according to the needs of the class. I will announce any changes to this schedule should the need present itself.
| W | January 20 | Introduction |
| M | January 25 | Aphra Behn, Oroonoko, or The Royal Slave, Epistle Dedicatory, pp. 10-25 |
| W | January 27 | Behn, pp. 25-50 |
| M | February 1 | Behn, pp. 50-end |
| W | February 3 | Herman Melville, Billy Budd, Sailor, Chapters 1-7 |
| M | February 8 | Melville, Chapters 8-16 |
| W | February 10 | Melville, Chapters 17-22 |
| M | February 15 | Melville, Chapters 23-end |
| W | February 17 | Early-term Examination |
| M | February 23 | Franz Kafka, The Metamorphosis, Chapter One |
| W | February 25 | Kafka, Chapter Two |
| M | March 1 | Kafka, Chapter Three |
| W | March 3 | Henry James, The Aspern Papers, Chapters I-III |
| M | March 8 | James, Chapters IV-VI |
| W | March 10 | James, Chapters VII-IX |
| March 15-19 Spring Break | ||
| M | March 22 | Edith Wharton, Ethan Frome, Chapter I |
| W | March 24 | Wharton, Chapters II-IV |
| M | March 29 | Wharton, Chapters V-VIII |
| W | March 31 | Wharton, Chapter IX-Epilogue Annotated Bibliography Due |
| M | April 5 | Jean Toomer, Cane, "Karintha," "Reapers," "November Cotton Flower," "Becky," "Face," "Cotton Song," "Carma," "Song of the Son," "Georgia Dusk," "Fern," "Nullo," "Evening Song," "Esther," "Conversion," "Portrait in Georgia," "Blood-Burning Moon" |
| W | April 7 | Toomer, "Seventh Street," "Rhobert," "Avey," "Beehive," "Storm Ending," "Theater," "Her Lips Are Copper Wire," "Calling Jesus," "Box Seat," "Prayer," "Harvest Song," "Bona and Paul" |
| M | April 12 | Toomer, "Kabnis" |
| W | April 14 | Thomas Pynchon, The Crying of Lot 49, Chapters 1-2 |
| M | April 19 | Pynchon, Chapters 3-4 Peer-Editing of Research Paper |
| W | April 21 | Pynchon, Chapters 5-6 |
| M | April 26 | George Saunders, "Bounty," pp. 88-116 |
| W | April 28 | Saunders, pp. 116-148 |
| M | May 3 | Saunders, pp. 148-end Final Draft of Research Paper Due |
| W | May 5 | Semester Review |
| F | May 14 | Final Exam, 2-3:55pm |
24 January 2010