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ENGLISH 2013--Western World Literature
II
Professor: Dr. Deborah K. Chappel
Office Hours: 2-4 MW and 2-3 F and by appt.
Office: 221-B Wilson Hall
Phone: 870 972 3043 (ASU English & Philosophy
Office; Leave message)
Email: dchappel@toltec.astate.edu
Required Text: Western Literature in a World Context: The
Enlightenment through the Present, Vol. II,
Edited by Paul Davis, et al. New York:
St. Martins, 1995.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
(l) Papers. Students completing this course should write
three short idea papers, each at least two typed pages in length
(approx. 500 words or longer). These papers do not require outside
research. Avoid lengthy plot summary; assume a reader who has read
the assigned literature. Instead of plot summary, concentrate on
presenting a strong central thesis about the literature. These papers
will be graded on the strength, originality, and support of your thesis.
Due dates for papers: Feb. 14, Mar. 12, and Apr. 30. You may
write on whatever assigned literature interests you most from that section
of the course.
Format of papers: typed or word-processed. Papers should be at
least 500 words in length (2 typed pages). No folders, please.
Keep a copy of your work.
Late papers: Late papers will not be accepted unless prior arrangements
have been made with the instructor.
(2) Examinations. There will be two 50-minute essay and objective
examinations and a two-hour final exam. Questions will cover assigned
readings, class discussion, and lecture. Open book, open note.
The final exam will not be cumulative.
(3) Quizzes. As much as possible, I like to conduct this
class as a seminar so that students have the maximum opportunity to express
their views and to interact with the material, their peers, and the professor.
THIS REQUIRES THAT YOU READ THE ASSIGNED LITERATURE BEFORE YOU COME TO
CLASS. In this regard, 12 or 13 unannounced quizzes will be given
throughout the semester, each worth a maximum of 25 points. The highest
10 quiz grades will be used to determine 25% of your overall grade for
the course.
Quizzes will be given during the first five to ten minutes of class
and cannot be made up. Instead of requiring one-word right-or-wrong
answers, a typical quiz will consist of one thought question about which
you will write for five to ten minutes. You should use the quizzes
as opportunities to think about the literature, to express your views,
and to convince me that you've read the assignment. Include as much
relevant detail as possible and be sure to answer the question asked.
GRADING: Anticipated percentages for the various course requirements
are:
Paper l 10% 100 pts.
Paper 2 10% 100 pts.
Paper 3 10% 100 pts.
Exam 1 15% 150 pts.
Exam 2 15% 150 pts.
Final Exam 15% 150 pts.
Quizzes (highest 10) 25% 250 pts.
100% 1000 pts.
These percentages will produce a raw grade which may be raised or lowered
one letter according to the quality of the student's class participation.
900-1000 pts. = A, 800-899 pts. = B, etc.
PLAGIARISM: Plagiarism is a serious offense against academic integrity
which could result in failure for the test or paper, failure for the course,
and expulsion from Arkansas State University. If students have questions
about what constitutes plagiarism, they should ask me immediately.
STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: Any student with a disability that
might require accommodation should contact me as soon as possible.
Confidentiality will be maintained, and every effort will be made to meet
that student's needs.
INCLEMENT WEATHER: If we have snow, ice, or other inclement weather
and it is unsafe for you to travel to campus, please feel free to call
me at home early that morning to check on class status and let me know
your situation. My home number is 870 935 5736.
COURSE OUTLINE:
1-8 Introduction to course; elements of fiction; intro to
Enlightenment
1-10 Alexander Pope, “Essay on Man” (from
handout)
1-12 Moliere, “Tartuffe” (Acts I, II pp. 110-135)
1-15 No class (Martin Luther King, Jr. Day)
1-17 Moliere, "Tartuffe" (Act III, IV, V, 135-165)
1-19 Mary Rowlandson, “Narrative of the Captivity” 254
1-22 Benjamin Franklin, “Autobiography” 359
1-24 Olaudah Equiano, “The Interesting Narrative…” 473
1-26 Chikamatsu Monzaemon, “Love Suicides of Amijima” 447-464
1-29 Chikamatsu, 464-471
1-31 Intro to Romanticism; Rousseau, “Confessions” 83-106
2-2 William Blake, “The Lamb” 870/ “The Tyger” 874/ “The Chimney Sweeper”
870/ “The Chimney Sweeper” 874 / “The Little Black Boy” 870
2-5 Wordsworth, “Lines…Tintern Abbey” 890 and “Ode…Immortality” 894
2/7 Coleridge, “Kubla Khan” 904
2/9 Keats, all but “Nightingale” 942-948
2/12 Thesis for Paper 1 due; workshop on papers
2/14 Paper 1 due
2/16 EXAM 1
2/19 Harriet Jacobs, “Incidents…Slave Girl” 963-1000
2/21 Intro to Realism; Leo Tolstoy, “Death of Ivan Ilyitch” 1104-1123
2/23 Tolstoy, 1123-1140
2/26 Charlotte Perkins Gilman, “The Yellow Wallpaper” 1212
2/28 Henrik Ibsen, “A Doll’s House” 1056-1087
3/2 Ibsen, 1087-end
3/5 Mori Ogai, “The Dancing Girl” 1298-1310
3/7 Darwin 1318, Thoreau 1323
3/9 Marx & Engels 1329, Nietsche 1337
3/12 Paper 2 due
3/14 EXAM 2
3/16 No class
3/19-24 SPRING BREAK
3/26 Intro to Modernism and Postmodernism; Yeats, “Easter 1916” p.
1509 and “Leda and the Swan” 1513
3/28 Freud 1940-1948
3/30 Virginia Woolf, “Shakespeare’s Sister” 1573-1582
4/2 Albert Camus, “The Guest” 1744 and “Myth of Sisyphus” 1753
4/4 Chinua Achebe, “Things Fall Apart” 1425-1467
4/6 Chinua Achebe, 1467-1303
4/9 W.E.B. DuBois, “The Souls of Black Folk” 1950-1962
4/11 Ralph Ellison, “Flying Home” 1758
4/13 No class
4/16 James Baldwin, “Sonny’s Blues” 1805
4/18 Elie Wiesel 1824 and Hannah Arendt 1963
4/20 Gabriel Garcia Marquez, “A Very Old Man With Enormous Wings” 1865
4/23 Milan Kundera, “The Hitchhiking Game” 1878
4/25 Hiroko Takenishi, “The Rite” 1892
4/27 Alifa Rifaat, “My World of the Unknown” 1910
4/30 Paper 3 due
FINAL EXAM TO BE ANNOUNCED
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