ENGL 450

The Great Moderns

NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester.

Course Description:
In this course, we will examine works by modernwriters that exemplify some of the thematic preoccupations and literary techniques often associated with ñmodernism.î In particular, we will explore the various ways in which these works depict or respond to what one critic has called ñthe most momentous human fact of the past century,î namely the breakdown of cultural values and communities, as well as the implications of this breakdown for the individual, for society, and for the artist.

Texts: D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow [1915]

Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse [1927]

James Joyce, Dubliners [1914]

Ernest Hemingway, The Short Stories [1925-1938]

William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying [1930]

Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God [1937]

Requirements:

Regular class attendance and participation in class discussions.

An essay of 3-5 pages, focusing on some significant aspect(s) of one or more stories in James Joyce's Dubliners. Possible topics and approaches will be discussed in class.

Two exams:

ƒ¶ A take-home exam covering Lawrence's The Rainbow and Woolf's To the Lighthouse;

ƒ¶ An in-class exam covering Hemingway's short stories, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, and Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Grading: In determining your grade for the course, I will weigh the various aspects of your performance as follows:

Exams: 1/3 each = 2/3

Essay: 1/3

Note: Excessive absences (more than three) will adversely affect your grade for the course, as will repeated evidence of lack of preparation.

Class Schedule:

WEEK 1

Introduction to course

WEEKS 2-4

The Rainbow

WEEKS 5-6

To the Lighthouse

WEEKS 7-9

Dubliners

film: The Dead (dir. John Huston, 1987)

WEEKS 10-11

Hemingway short stories

WEEKS 12-13

As I Lay Dying

WEEKS 14-15

Their Eyes Were Watching God

Conclusion




			ENGL 450 The Great Moderns NOTE: This is representative of the syllabi for this course. It is not necessarily the syllabus being used in any one semester. Course Description: In this course, we will examine works by modernwriters that exemplify some of the thematic preoccupations and literary techniques often associated with ñmodernism.î In particular, we will explore the various ways in which these works depict or respond to what one critic has called ñthe most momentous human fact of the past century,î namely the breakdown of cultural values and communities, as well as the implications of this breakdown for the individual, for society, and for the artist. Texts: D.H. Lawrence, The Rainbow [1915] Virginia Woolf, To the Lighthouse [1927] James Joyce, Dubliners [1914] Ernest Hemingway, The Short Stories [1925-1938] William Faulkner, As I Lay Dying [1930] Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God [1937] Requirements: Regular class attendance and participation in class discussions. An essay of 3-5 pages, focusing on some significant aspect(s) of one or more stories in James Joyce's Dubliners. Possible topics and approaches will be discussed in class. Two exams: ƒ¶ A take-home exam covering Lawrence's The Rainbow and Woolf's To the Lighthouse; ƒ¶ An in-class exam covering Hemingway's short stories, Faulkner's As I Lay Dying, and Hurston's Their Eyes Were Watching God. Grading: In determining your grade for the course, I will weigh the various aspects of your performance as follows: Exams: 1/3 each = 2/3 Essay: 1/3 Note: Excessive absences (more than three) will adversely affect your grade for the course, as will repeated evidence of lack of preparation. Class Schedule: WEEK 1 Introduction to course WEEKS 2-4 The Rainbow WEEKS 5-6 To the Lighthouse WEEKS 7-9 Dubliners film: The Dead (dir. John Huston, 1987) WEEKS 10-11 Hemingway short stories WEEKS 12-13 As I Lay Dying WEEKS 14-15 Their Eyes Were Watching God Conclusion home \| bs, corporate communication \| ba, english \| ma, publications design \| mfa, integrated design \| mfa, creative writing & publishing arts \| people \| portfolio \| facilities \| classes \| undergraduate applications \| graduate applications \| contact \| site index \| university of baltimore