English 1907
Syllabus
Schedule
Assignments
Supplementary Information
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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.
| January 23 |
Introduction |
| January 25 |
Epiphany, read the whole section (up through p. 8), in Luminous Things |
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| January 28 |
The Secret of a Thing: Robert Morgan, "Bellrope"; Wallace Stevens, "Study of Two Pears"; William Carlos Williams, "The Red Wheelbarrow" |
| January 30 |
Places: Po Chü-I, "After Collecting the Autumn Taxes" and "Rain"; Joseph Brodsky, "Odysseus to Telemachus"; Louis Simpson, "After Midnight" |
| February 1 |
Places II: Elizabeth Bishop, "Brazil, January, 1502"; Linda Gregg, "Night Music"; Adam Zagajewski, "Auto Mirror"; Tomas Tranströmer, "Outskirts" |
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| February 4 |
People Among People: Wang Wei, "Dancing Woman, Cockfighter Husband, and the Impoverished Sage"; Tu Fu, "To Pi Ssu Yao"; Seamus Heaney, "From 'Clearances,' in Memoriam M. K. H. (1911-1984)"; William Carlos Williams, "To a Poor Old Woman"; Chu Shu Chen, "Morning" |
| February 6 |
Situations: Po Chü-I, "Golden Bells"; Wayne Dodd, "Of His Life"; Raymond Carver, "Wine"; Tu Fu, "Snow Storm"; Bronislaw Maj, "A Leaf" |
| February 8 |
History: Leopold Staff, "Foundations"; Anna Swir, "I'm afraid of Fire"; Alexander Wat, "From Persian Parables"; Julia Hartwig, "Above Us" |
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| February 11 |
History II: Shu Ting, "Perhaps"; Ryszard Krynicki, "I Can't Help You"; Zbigniew Herbert, "Elegy of Fortinbras"; Moushegh Ishkhan, "The Armenian Language Is the Home of the Armenian" |
| February 13 |
History III: Naomi Lazard, "Ordinance on Arrival"; Constantine Cavafy, "Waiting for the Barbarians" |
| February 15 |
William Shakespeare, King Lear, Act I |
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| February 18 |
Shakespeare, Act II |
| February 20 |
BRING WORKING DRAFT OF POETRY ANALYSIS TO CLASS FOR PEER-EDITING. |
| February 22 |
Shakespeare, Act III |
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| February 25 |
Shakespeare, Act IV |
| February 27 |
Shakespeare Act V -- TURN IN FINAL DRAFT OF POETRY ANALYSIS. |
| March 1 |
Shakespeare, concluding thoughts |
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| March 4 |
MID-TERM EXAMINATION |
| March 6 |
Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice, Vol. I, chs. I-VII |
| March 8 |
Austen, Vol. I, chs. VIII-XVII |
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| March 11 |
Austen, Vol. I, chs. XVIII-XXIII |
| March 13 |
Austen, Vol. II., chs. I-VIII |
| March 15 |
Austen, Vol. II, chs. IX-XIX |
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| March 18-22 |
Spring Break |
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| March 25 |
Austen, Vol. III, chs. I-VIII |
| March 27 |
Austen, Vol. III, chs IX-XIX |
| March 29 |
Austen, concluding thoughts |
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| April 1 |
Stephen Crane, Red Badge of Courage, chs. 1-8 |
| April 3 |
Crane, chs. 9-16 |
| April 5 |
Crane, chs. 17-24 |
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| April 8 |
Crane, concluding thoughts |
| April 10 |
Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God, chs. 1-4 |
| April 12 |
Hurston, chs. 5-6 |
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| April 15 |
Hurston chs. 7-12 |
| April 17 |
Hurston, chs. 13-17 |
| April 19 |
Hurston, chs. 18-19 |
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| April 22 |
Hurston, concluding thoughts |
| April 24 |
Maxine Hong Kingston, Woman Warrior, No Name Woman |
| April 26 |
BRING WORKING DRAFT OF RESEARCH PAPER TO CLASS FOR PEER-EDITING. |
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| April 29 |
Kingston, White Tigers |
| May 1 |
Kingston, Shaman |
| May 3 |
Kingston, At the Western Palace -- TURN IN FINAL DRAFT OF LITERARY ANALYSIS. |
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| May 6 |
Kingston, A Song for a Barbarian Reed Pipe |
| May 8 |
Kingston, concluding thoughts |
| May 10 |
Review |
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| May 13 |
FINAL EXAM FROM 8 TO 10AM |
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