English 251-03 Major American Authors: Colonial to Romantic

Fall 2002

 

Jim Clark - Office: 123 McIver (334-5459)                                                                               Hours: (M-Th) 10-11, 11:15-2

jlclark@uncg.edu                                                                                                                                             and by appointment

 

Text: Norton Anthology of American Literature, Vol. A&B, 6th ed

Attendance: You are expected to come to class prepared to discuss the assigned material. After your third unexcused absence, you will be placed on probation; after your fourth, you will receive a grade of WF.

 

Grades:  There will be three essay exams, each counting 30% of course grade. Class participation counts 10%.

 

Honor Code: Exams are governed by the UNCG Academic Integrity Policy. Be sure to acquaint yourself with the provisions of the Policy in the Student Handbook. Each exam must have a signed statement of the Policy.

 

Tentative Schedule

 

Aug. 20 (T)            Introduction

Aug. 22 (Th)          “Literature to 1700,” pp. 3-18; Creation Stories, pp. 19-33; Castillo, pp. 42-43, 50-58; Cabeza de Vaca, pp. 58-63

Aug. 27  (T)           Bradford, pp. 156-183, 190-191          

Aug. 29  (Th)        Morton, pp. 196-205

Sept. 3    (T)           Bradstreet, pp. 238-240, 251-275

Sept. 5    (Th)        Rowlandson, pp. 308-340

Sept. 10 (T)            Taylor, pp. 341-362

Sept. 12 (Th)         Mather, pp. 390-397; Edwards, pp. 464-469, 476-477, 498-509, 511-514

Sept. 17 (T)            Essay Exam #1

Sept. 19 (Th)         “American Literature 1700-1820,” pp. 425-435; Franklin, pp. 515-522, 591-599

Sept. 24 (T)            Murray, pp. 782-791; Wheatley, pp. 808-810;  Irving, pp. 978-992

Sept. 26 (Th)         Irving, pp. 992-1013; “American Literature 1820-1865,” pp. 957-977

Oct. 1    (T)            Cooper, pp. 1013-1029; Bryant, pp. 1071-1078

Oct. 3   (Th)           Sedgwick, pp. 1039-1050; Kirkland, pp. 1085-1090

Oct. 8 (T)               Emerson, pp. 1103-1109, 1135-1147, 1148-1159

Oct. 10 (Th)           Emerson, pp. 1177-1191

Oct. 17 (Th)           Thoreau, pp. 1788-1807      

Oct. 22 (T)             Douglass, pp. 2029-2097    

Oct. 24 (Th)           Essay Exam #2  

Oct. 29 (T)             Hawthorne, pp. 1247-1263

Oct. 31 (Th)           Hawthorne, pp. 1263-1272 

Nov. 5 (T)              Hawthorne, pp. 1280-1289, 1313-1333

Nov. 7 (Th)            Poe, pp. 1507-1510, 1572-1575, 1592-1597        

Nov. 12 (T)            “The Black Cat”(handout), Poe, pp. 1534-1547

Nov. 14 (Th)          Melville, pp. 2287-2292, 2330-2355  

Nov. 19 (T)            Melville, pp. 2431-2487       

Nov. 21 (Th)          Child, pp. 1094-1103; Stowe, pp. 1670-1676; Jacobs, pp. 1757-1771            

Nov. 26 (T)            Fern, pp. 1746-1748; Fuller, pp. 1618-1654

Dec. 3  (T)              Dickinson, pp. 2499-2503   

Dec. 5 (Th)            Whitman, pp. 2127-2145, 2212-2216, 2226-2232, “Passage to India” (handout)       

Dec. 17 (T)            Final Essay Exam #3 (12 noon-3 p.m)

 

Learning Goals:  At the completion of this course, you should be able to 1) identify and understand varied characteristics of literature 2) apply techniques of literary analysis to texts 3) use literary study to develop skills in careful reading and clear writing 4) demonstrate understanding of the diverse social and historical contexts in which literary texts have been written and interpreted.