English 1101
Syllabus
Schedule
Assignments
Extras
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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. Selections preceded by an asterisk are in A Book of Luminous Things.
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January 21 |
Introduction |
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January 23 |
*Czeslaw Milosz, "Epiphany;" D. H. Lawrence, "Maximus;" Kikaku, "Above the Boat;" Issa, "From the Bough;" Jean Follain, "Music of the Spheres;" Carlos Drummond de Andrade, "In the Middle of the Road" |
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January 26 |
Homer, The Odyssey, Book 1 |
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January 28 |
Homer, Books 2-3 |
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January 30 |
Homer, Books 4-5 |
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February 2 |
Homer, Books 6-7 |
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February 4 |
Homer, Books 8-9 |
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February 6 |
Homer, Books 10-11 |
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| M |
February 9 |
Homer, Books 12-13 |
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February 11 |
Homer, Books 14-15 |
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February 13 |
Homer, Books 16-18 |
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| M |
February 16 |
Homer, Books 19-20 |
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February 18 |
Homer, Books 21-22 |
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February 20 |
Homer, Books 23-24 |
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February 23 |
Homer, concluding thoughts |
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February 25 |
*Leonard Nathan, "Toast;" *Joseph Brodsky, "Odysseus to Telemachus" |
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February 27 |
Exam One |
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March 1 |
*Robert Morgan, "Bellrope;" *Wallace Stevens, "A Study of Two Pears" |
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March 3 |
William Shakespeare, As You Like It, Act I |
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March 5 |
Shakespeare, Act II |
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March 8 |
Shakespeare Act III |
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March 10 |
Shakespeare Act IV |
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March 12 |
Shakespeare Act V |
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| March 15-19 SPRING BREAK |
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March 22 |
Shakespeare, review and concluding thoughts |
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March 24 |
*Elizabeth Bishop, "Brazil, January 1, 1502;" *Linda Gregg, "Night Music" |
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March 26 |
Jane Austen, Persuasion, Vol. 1, chs. I-III |
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March 29 |
Austen, Vol. 1, chs. IV-VI |
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March 31 |
Austen, Vol. 1, chs. VII-IX |
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April 2 |
Austen, Vol. 1, chs. X-XII |
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April 5 |
Austen, Vol 2, chs. I-III |
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April 7 |
Austen, Vol 2, chs. IV-VI |
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April 9 |
Austen, Vol 2, chs. VII-IX |
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April 12 |
Austen, Vol 2, chs. X-XII |
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April 14 |
Austen, concluding thoughts |
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April 16 |
Exam Two |
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| M |
April 19 |
*Wang Wei, "Dancing Woman, Cockfighter Husband, and the Impoverished Sage;" *Rainer Maria Rilke, "Going Blind" |
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April 21 |
*Phillip Larkin, "The Card Players;" Anna Swir, "I Wash the Shirt" |
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April 23 |
*Chu Shu Chen, "Morning;" *Po Chü-I, "Golden Bells;" Raymond Carver, "Wine" |
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April 26 |
David Mamet, Glengarry Glen Ross, Act One |
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April 28 |
Mamet, continued |
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April 30 |
Mamet, continued |
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May 3 |
*Robert Hass, "Late Spring" |
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May 5 |
*Antonio Machado, "Rainbow at Night;" *Tomas Tranströmer, "Outskirts" |
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May 7 |
*Ted Kooser, "Late Lights in Minnesota" |
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May 10 |
Final Examination from 4 to 5:55pm |
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