READING AND ASSIGNMENT SCHEDULE
This schedule is tentative, and students will be responsible for any changes announced in class or over e-mail. Though we will by necessity discuss long works over several class periods, please plan to have each work read in its entirety by the first day of discussion. To receive participation credit, be sure to always bring texts to class on the day they are to be discussed.
Week |
Tuesday |
Thursday |
1 |
1/20 Introductions, background |
1/22 Class and Culture: Darwin, from On the Origin of Species (Longman 1357-62); Engalls, from The Condition of the Working Class in England (1150-58); Mayhew, from London Labour and the London Poor (1158-63); Dickens, "A Walk in the Workhouse" (1513-17). |
2 |
1/27 Dickens, A Christmas Carol (Longman 1464-1513) |
1/29 Ideologies of Gender: Nightingale, Cassandra 1-3 (Longman 1607-18); Cobbe, from Life of Frances Power Cobbe (1628-32); Ellis, from The Women of England (1632-35). |
3 |
2/3 Brontë, Jane Eyre (ch. 1-15). |
2/5 Brontë, Jane Eyre (ch. 16-26). |
4 |
2/10 Brontë, Jane Eyre (ch. 27-conclusion); Rigby, Review of Jane Eyre (online); letter to Emily Brontë (Longman 1635-36). |
2/12 Victorian Childhood(s): Moral Verses: "Table Rules for Little Folks," "The Mouse and the Cake," "The Story of Augustus...," "The Watercress Seller" (Longman 1826-29) |
5 |
2/17 Industrialization and Labor: Dickens, Hard Times (Book 1) |
2/19 Dickens, Hard Times (Book 2) |
6 |
2/24 Dickens, Hard Times (Book 3) |
2/26 Carroll, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland |
7 |
3/3 Midterm Exam |
3/5 Secrets and Sensation: Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Vol. 1) |
8 |
3/10 Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Vol. 2) |
3/12 Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Vol. 3) |
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3/17 Spring Break |
3/19 Spring Break |
| 9 | 3/24 Exploring the Unknown: Gaskell, "The Old Nurse's Tale"; Braddon, "The Shadow in the Corner" (online). |
3/26 Conferences: Essay Abstracts and Bibliographies Due |
10 |
3/31 Stevenson , The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (Longman 1937-77). |
4/2 Stevenson , The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
11 |
4/7 The Fin de Siècle and the New Woman: Stoker, Dracula (ch. 1-6) |
4/9 Stoker, Dracula (ch. 7-12) |
12 |
4/14 Stoker, Dracula (ch. 13-18) |
4/16 Stoker, Dracula (ch. 19-"Note"); Degeneracy Theories, Appendix F (468-472). |
13 |
4/21 Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia" (Longman 1556-72). |
4/23 James, The Turn of the Screw |
14 |
4/28 James, The Turn of the Screw |
4/30 Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (Longman 2003-43). |
15 |
5/5 Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (Longman 2003-43). |
5/7 Essay Due Conclusions: The End(s) of Victorianism |
Exam Week |
Final Exam: Wednesday 5/13 8:00-9:55 a.m. |
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