Schedule

The following schedule is subject to change according to the demands of the class. I will announce changes to it in class when the need presents itself.
T August 28 Introduction
Th August 30 Daniel DeFoe, Robinson Crusoe, pp. 1-53
 
T September 4 DeFoe, pp. 53-105
Th September 6 DeFoe, pp. 105-163
 
T September 11 DeFoe, pp. 163-214
Th September 13 DeFoe, pp. 214-258
 
T September 18 QUIZ ON ROBINSON CRUSOE
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Vol. I, Chs. I-XV
Th September 20 Austen, Vol. I, Chs. XVI-XXIII
 
T September 25 Austen, Vol. II, Chs. I-X
Th September 27 Austen, Vol. II, Chs. XI-XIX
 
T October 2 Austen, Vol. III, Chs. I-VII
WORKING DRAFT OF SCENE ANALYSIS DUE FOR PEER-EDITING
Th October 4 Austen, Vol. III, Chs. VIII-XIX
 
T October 9 MIDTERM EXAMINATION
Th October 11 Charles Chestnutt, The House behind the Cedars, Chs. I-XI
FINAL DRAFT OF SCENE ANALYSIS DUE
 
T October 16 Chesnutt, Chs. XII-XXI
Th October 18 Chesnutt, Chs. XXII-XXXIII
 
T October 23 QUIZ ON THE HOUSE BEHIND THE CEDARS
Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse, The Window, Chs. I-IX
Th October 25 FALL BREAK
 
T October 30 Woolf, The Window, Chs. X-XVII
Th November 1 Woolf, The Window, Chs. XVIII-XIX; Time Passes, Chs. I-X
PROPOSAL FOR NOVEL ANALYSIS DUE
 
T November 6 Woolf, The Lighthouse, Chs. I-XIII
Th November 8 QUIZ ON TO THE LIGHTHOUSE
Ian McEwan, Atonement, Part I, Chs. 1-7
 
T November 13 McEwan, Part I, Chs. 8-12
Th November 15 McEwan, Part I, Chs. 13-14; Part II
ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR NOVEL ANALYSIS DUE
 
T November 20 McEwan, Part III; London, 1999
Th November 22 Thanksgiving Holiday
 
T November 27 QUIZ ON ATONEMENT
Jennifer Egan, A Visit from the Goon Squad, A, Chs. 1-4
Th November 29 Egan, A, Chs. 5-6; B, Chs. 7-8
WORKING DRAFT OF NOVEL ANALYSIS DUE FOR PEER-EDITING
 
T December 4 Egan, B, Chs. 9-11
Th December 6 Egan, B, Chs. 12-13
FINAL DRAFT OF NOVEL ANALYSIS DUE
 
Th December 13 FINAL EXAMINATION, 2-3:55pm