Quincy College
Course Syllabus
Spring 2010
English ~Literature II (ENG 202)
Instructor: ~Greg Cunningham
Course Description: ~This survey course explores the predominant cultural concepts underlying the literature of England from the Pre-Romantic period to the Post-Atomic. It will examine the techniques and transformations of the literary genres in each succeeding period as well as sample the writings of representative authors. Involves the reading, analysis, and appreciation of works which have shaped modern literature and thought.
Required Texts: ~The text required:
The Longman Anthology of British Literature Volumes 2A, 2B and 2C. ~By David Damrosch et al. ~Pearson Longman Publishers, New York, NY.
The College Bookstore
1357 Hancock Street, Quincy Square. ~~Phone: ~(617) 984-4635.
Attendance
Except under extreme circumstances (death in family, hospitalization, etc.), there are no excused absences. Attendance will be taken each class. ~If you will not be able to attend class, please send word with a classmate or leave a message at the message center. ~Class work cannot be made up. ~Missed class work, tests and presentations will be given a grade of F or 0. ~It is your responsibility to find out what was covered in any class you missed. ~
Grading Policy
~~~~~~~~50% ~~~~In- class writing assignments/quizzes
~~~~~~~~10%~~~~~Class participation/attendance
~~~~~~~~40%~~~~~Two Research papers
Student Accountability Statement
Cheating and plagiarism will not be tolerated. ~They are punishable offenses and will result in the assignment being given a grade of F/0. ~The second offense will result in a course grade of F/0. ~Quincy College defines cheating as “using sources other than those permitted.” ~Plagiarism is defined as “stealing and using the ideas or writings of another as one’s own.”
Syllabus
Most poetry will be read and discussed during class. For those weeks, please read biographical information for the poet(s) we will be discussing that week, found on the first page of the section.
Week of Topics
1/25/10 Introduction to English Literature II with historical background.
2/1/10 Perspectives: Excerpts from Edmund Burke (pg 33) and Jane Austen (pgs 48-49)
Anna Letitia Barbauld (pgs 65-67): On a Lady’s Writing, To the Poor, Washing Day
Charlotte Smith (pgs 83-86): To the Moon, Sighing I see yon little troop at play, To
Tranquility.
2/8/10 Perspectives: Excerpts from Edmund Burke (pg 103), Thomas Paine (pg 121) and Arthur
Young (pg 137)
William Blake: Selections from Songs of Innocence (pgs 158-166) and Songs of
Experience (pgs 169-183).
2/22/10 Robert Burns, Various Selections (pgs 372-381)
William Wordsworth, Lyrical Ballads (pgs 387-433)
3/1/10 John Keats: Various Selections (pgs 922-991)
Perspectives: Excerpt from Charles Dickens (pgs 1146-9)
3/8/10 Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Various sonnets and selections (pgs 1196-1229)
Alfred, Lord Tennyson (pgs 1233-1327).
3/15/10 Perspectives: Excerpt from Charlottle Bronte (pg 1384 and 1635), and Ann Bronte (pg 1636).
Robert Browning, Various selections (pgs 1411-1461).
Christina Rossetti, various selections (pgs 1725-1747).
3/22/10 Lewis Carroll: from Adventures in Wonderland (pgs 1805-1811) and Through the Looking
Glass (pgs 1811-1818).
3/29/10 Perspectives: Moral Verses (pgs 1826-1829).
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest (pgs 2003-2043).
4/5/10 Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion (pgs 2218-2281).
4/12/10 Continuation of Pygmalion
4/26/10 Wilfred Owen, Selections (pgs 2345-2348)
Speeches On Irish Independence: Charles Stewart Parnell (pgs 2381-2384)
5/3/10 William Butler Yeats, Various Selections (pgs 2393-2418)
5/10/10 Samuel Beckett, Waiting for Godot
5/17/10 Continuation of Waiting for Godot
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