Jim Guthrie’s class
SEPTEMBER
W. 18th Description and syllabus distributed. Begin unit on the short story. Poe, "The Cask of Amontillado."
M. 23rd Abrams, "New Criticism" (pp. 180-182), "Short Story" and "Point of View." Conclude discussion of "A Cask of Amontillado."
W. 25th D. H. Lawrence, "The Rocking Horse Winner." Abrams, "Symbol."
M. 30th Chekhov, "The Lady with the Dog." Abrams, "Irony." Test #1.
OCTOBER
W. 2nd F. Scott Fitzgerald, "Winter Dreams." Abrams, "Plot," "Periods of American Literature."
M. 7th Erdrich, "The Red Convertible." Abrams, "Persona, Tone, and Voice." Short essay #1 is due.
W. 9th Charlotte Perkins Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper." Abrams, "Narrative and Narratology."
M. 14th O’Brien, "The Things They Carried With Them." Abrams, "Periods of English Literature." Test #2.
W. 16th Begin unit on novel. Emma, pp. 3-51. Abrams, "Novel."
M. 21st Emma, pp. 51-132. Overview of critical approaches – a mini-lecture.
W. 23rd Emma, pp. 133 - 219.
M. 28th Emma, pp. 220 - 319. Test #3.
W. 30th Emma, pp. 320 - 381 (end of the novel), + "A Critical History of Emma," pp. 405-420.
NOVEMBER
M. 4th (In Emma:) "What is Gender Criticism?" and essay by Claudia Johnson. Short essay #2 is due.
W. 6th "What is Marxist Criticism?" and essay by Beth Tobin.
M. 11th Veterans Day – no class.
W. 13th "What is Cultural Criticism?" and essay by Paul Delany.
M. 18th "What is the New Historicism?" Essay by Finch and Bowen.
W. 20th "Combining Perspectives on Emma" and Marilyn Butler’s essay.
M. 25th Last day of class. Summary comments and evaluations. Take-home final exam distributed, to be turned in on the scheduled final exam date.
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