SCHEDULE of READINGS
19th-Century British Novel
English 153b, Fall 2006
Dr. Katherine D. Harris
Syllabus subject to change
Legend of Symbols, etc.
VPM = Victorian Print Media, A Reader
Online = Web hyperlink
HO = Handout
Office Hours: M 12-1:45pm
T/Th 3-4pm
Office: FO 220
Phone: 408.924.4475
Email: kharris@email.sjsu.edu
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Topic |
Reading Due |
Assignment Due |
| Thur 8/24 | Introductions: Me, You, The Novel, The Nineteenth Century, Show n�Tell |
Greensheet Policies & Schedule Handouts: Research & Character Analysis Presentation/Essay Instructions Novel Synopses 19th-Century British Timeline How to Read Fiction |
Student Questionnaire |
| Tues 8/29 | Rise of the Novel & Social Background |
Handouts: |
3 Questions Sign up for Presentations |
| Thur 8/31 | No Class Meeting | Read Shelley�s
Frankenstein for next week (Since Old Curiosity Shop is long, read ahead if possible) |
Intellectual Autobiography (600 words, typed, double-spaced) � counts as an In-Class Essay; email to me by 5pm |
| Tues 9/5 | Technology, Science, Authorship, Epistolary Form | 1831 Introduction to
Frankenstein (169-173)
Handouts: Note: Last day to drop courses without "W" on record |
3 Questions
Character
Analysis Presentations |
| Thur 9/7 | Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein Vol. I Handouts: Frankenstein Background & Pop Culture References |
3 Questions | |
| Tues 9/12 | Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein Vol. II Handouts: OED "d�mon" vs. "demon" Note: Last day to add courses & register late (no exceptions) |
3 Questions Character Analysis Presentations 1. Sheila 2. Stefanie |
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| Thur 9/14 | Mary Shelley,
Frankenstein Vol. III Handouts: "Tintern Abbey" |
3 Questions In-Class Essay Character Analysis Presentations 1. Dan 2. Jen |
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| Tues 9/19 | Serials, Illustrations, Industrialization, Political Novel | Dickens, Old Curiosity
Shop, Preface & Chps. 1-18 Be prepared to discuss illustrations from the text Handouts: Information on Dickens, Serials & Old Curiosity Shop (Printable or Online) Note: Enrollment Census Date 9/20 |
3 Questions Research Presentations 1. Ryan |
| Thur 9/21 |
No Class Meeting |
In-Class Essay (Emailed by 5pm) -- instructions given in class | |
| Tues 9/26 | Dickens, Old Curiosity
Shop, Chps. 19-45 Handouts: "We Are Seven" by W. Wordsworth "Reading Thackeray's Vanity Fair with the Illustrations Intact" New York Times (8/30/04) |
3 Questions | |
| Thur 9/28 | Dickens, Old Curiosity
Shop, Chps. 46-last Discussion: Literary Terms: Picaresque Novel (Picaro), Sensation Novel, Sentimentalism, Realism, Allegory, Allusion |
3 Questions In-Class Essay Character Analysis Presentations 1. Sheila 2. Janina 3. Holly 4. Tika |
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| Tues 10/3 | Bildungsroman, Feminist Novel, Woman Author | Barrett Browning,
Aurora Leigh, 1st Book - 3rd
Book Discussion & Handouts: "Sonnet 43" from EBB's Sonnets from the Portuguese "The Great Exhibition at the Crystal Palace" (1851) Animated models of the Crystal Palace Punch's Reaction to the Crystal Palace burning (1936) Woolf's The Common Reader on Aurora Leigh (1932) William Wordsworth's "The Prelude" History Text of "The Prelude" (very long) (1850) Coventry Patmore's Angel in the House (1854) Woolf's Killing of that Angel (1931) Epic Poem form* Blank Verse* Bildungsroman* & Kunstlerroman* Women's Rights Game (BBC) Women's Work Game/Article (BBC) *for better definitions of the above 4 literary terms, consult a literary terms dictionary -- I suggest Abrams |
3 Questions Research Presentations 1. Liz (see Godey's Lady's Book) |
| Thur 10/5 | Barrett Browning,
Aurora Leigh, 4th Book - 6th
Book Discuss Mid-Term Discussion & Handouts Austen's "Plan of a Novel" Group Work: Answering some of your 3 questions Group Work: Women's Rights Etymology of "picaresque" (OED) |
3 Questions Character Analysis Presentations 1. Jen 2. Tika |
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| Tues 10/10 | Barrett Browning, Aurora Leigh, 7th Book - 9th Book | 3 Questions Character Analysis Presentations 1. Liz 2. Holly |
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| Tues 10/17 | Researching the Final Essay |
No reading assignment Bring all 3 questions & In-Class Essays for discussion Discuss Final Essay (see instructions) |
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| Thur 10/19 | Triple-Deckers, Sensation (Gothic) Fiction, Female Detectives | Collins, Woman in White, First Epoch | 3 Questions In-Class Essay -- cancelled Research Presentations 1. Holly (PPT Images) 2. Stefanie |
| Tues 10/24 | Collins, Woman in White, Second Epoch | 3 Questions Character Analysis Presentations 1. Victoria 2. Stefanie |
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| Thur 10/26 | Collins, Woman in White, Third Epoch | 3 Questions In-Class Essay Character Analysis Presentations 1. Sheila 2. Holly |
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| Tues 10/31 | Collins, Woman in White � Concluding Thoughts | 3 Questions PROJECT PROPOSAL Character Analysis Presentations 1. Ryan 2. Janina |
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| Thur 11/2 | Discussion Day |
Seen in Class |
3 Questions In-Class Essay |
| Tues 11/7 | Fantasy, Children�s Novel | Carroll, Alice�s
Adventures in Wonderland, Chps. 1-6 Seen in Class "Turning the Pages," original Alice notebooks Carroll Timeline, Library of Congress "Who Shall Deliver Me," Christina Rossetti in Dodgson Scrapbook "The Owl and the Pussycat," Edward Lear Euclidean Geometry |
3 Questions Research Presentations 1. Victoria 2. Janina |
| Thur 11/9 | Carroll, Alice�s Adventures in Wonderland, Chps. 7-12 |
3 Questions In-Class Essay Character Analysis Presentations 1. Ryan 2. Tika |
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| Tues 11/14 | Englishness, Failure of Colonialism, Adventure Novel | Haggard, She, Chps.
1-8 Pre-Discussion Original Illustrations from serialized version History of the British Empire (BBC) Filmography of Haggard's Work Handouts Timeline Lang's Parody |
3 Questions FIRST DRAFT (via email) Research Presentations 1. Dan 2. Sheila |
| Thur 11/16 | Haggard, She, Chps. 9-17 | 3 Questions In-Class Essay Character Analysis Presentations 1. Liz 2. Jen |
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| Tues 11/21 | Haggard, She, Chps. 18-28 | 3 Questions Character Analysis Presentations 1. Dan 2. Ryan |
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| Thur 11/23
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Thanksgiving - No Class
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| Tues 11/28 | Author as Narrator, Eroticism, Decadent Novel | Bram Stoker, Dracula Chps. 1-9 | 3 Questions Research Presentations 1. Tika 2. Jen |
| Thur 11/30 | Bram Stoker, Dracula Chps. 10-18 | 3 Questions In-Class Essay Character Analysis Presentations 1. Dan 2. Janina |
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| Tues 12/5 | Bram Stoker, Dracula Chps. 19-27 | 3 Questions Character Analysis Presentations 1. Victoria 2. Stefanie |
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| Thurs 12/7 | Review for Final Exam | Student Presentations of Final Essays (5-10mins each) | FINAL DRAFT of ESSAY |
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FINAL EXAM: Wednesday, December 13, 7:15-9:30am (Bring exam booklets) |
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