English 5577
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. Also, please remember that Monday classes meet in Humanities 468 for 100 minutes and Wednesday and Friday classes meet in Humanities 314 for 50 minutes.
| W | January 21 | Introduction-Realism, Naturalism, Modernism |
| F | January 23 | Edith Wharton, Introduction, The House of Mirth, Book One, chs. 1-3 |
| M | January 26 | House of Mirth, Book One, chs. 4-7 |
| W | January 28 | House of Mirth, Book One, chs. 8-12 |
| F | January 30 | House of Mirth, Book One, chs. 13-15 |
| M | February 2 | House of Mirth, Book Two, chs. 1-4 |
| W | February 4 | House of Mirth, Book Two, chs. 5-8 |
| F | February 6 | House of Mirth, Book Two, chs. 9-14 |
| M | February 9 | Early-term Examination |
| W | February 11 | Wharton, The Custom of the Country, Book One, chs. 1-4 |
| F | February 13 | The Custom of the Country, Book One, chs. 5-10 |
| M | February 16 | The Custom of the Country, Book Two, chs. 11-15 |
| W | February 18 | The Custom of the Country, Book Two, chs. 16-20 |
| F | February 20 | The Custom of the Country, Book Three |
| M | February 23 | The Custom of the Country, Book Four, chs. 31-38 |
| W | February 25 | The Custom of the Country, Book Four, chs. 39-46 |
| F | February 27 | Wharton, The Age of Innocence, Book One, chs. 1-9 |
| M | March 2 | The Age of Innocence, Book One, chs. 10-18 |
| W | March 4 | The Age of Innocence, Book Two, chs. 19-25 |
| F | March 6 | The Age of Innocence, Book Two, chs. 26-34 |
| M | March 9 | William Faulkner, Introduction, The Sound and the Fury, "April Seventh, 1928", pp. 1-33 |
| W | March 11 | The Sound and the Fury, "April 17, 1928", pp. 33-75 |
| F | March 13 | The Sound and the Fury, "June Second, 1910", pp. 76-124 |
| March 17-21 | Spring Break | |
| M | March 23 | The Sound and the Fury, "June Second, 1910", pp. 125-179 |
| W | March 25 | The Sound and the Fury, "April Sixth, 1928" |
| F | March 27 | The Sound and the Fury, "April Eighth, 1928" |
| M | March 30 | Faulkner, Light in August, Chapters 1-3 |
| W | April 1 | Light in August, Chapters 4-5 |
| F | April 3 | Light in August, Chapters 6-7 |
| M | April 6 | Light in August, Chapters 8-9 |
| W | April 8 | Light in August, Chapters 10-11 |
| F | April 10 | Light in August, Chapters 12-13 Annotated bibliography due in class. |
| M | April 13 | Light in August, Chapters 14-15 |
| W | April 15 | Light in August, Chapters 16-17 |
| F | April 17 | Light in August, Chapters 18-19 |
| M | April 20 | Light in August, Chapters 20-21 |
| W | April 22 | Faulkner, Absalom, Absalom!, Chapters 1-2 |
| F | April 24 | Absalom, Absalom!, Chapters 3-4 |
| M | April 27 | Absalom, Absalom!, Chapter 5 Bring a draft of your research paper to class for peer editing. |
| W | April 29 | Absalom, Absalom!, Chapter 6 |
| F | May 1 | Absalom, Absalom!, Chapter 7 |
| M | May 4 | Absalom, Absalom!, Chapter 8 |
| W | May 6 | Absalom, Absalom!, Chapter 9 Research Paper due |
| F | May 8 | Absalom, Absalom!, concluding thoughts |
| F | May 15 | Final Exam noon-1:55pm |
26 January 2009