*2023 Note. <\/strong>Most links and procedural information have been removed from this archival version of the syllabus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COURSE INFORMATION.<\/strong>\u00a0English 335. Tu\/Th 10:00 \u2013 11:15 a.m. Location: Beckman 107. Instructor: Alfred J. Drake, Ph.D. Office hours: 9:00 \u2013 10:00 a.m. Tu\/Th in Cyber Caf\u00e9. Email: e335_at_ajdrake.com. Catalog Description: \u201cENG 335: The Literature of Victorian England. Prerequisite, Written Inquiry. This course explores the tensions\u2014artistic, moral, and social\u2014of Victorian England from 1832-1900…. (Offered spring semester, alternate years.) 3 credits.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gaskell, Elizabeth. Cranford.<\/em> Oxford: Oxford UP, 1998. ISBN-13: 978-0192832092.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Greenblatt, Stephen, et al., eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature,<\/em> Volume E: The Victorian Age. 8th ed. New York: Norton, 2005. ISBN-13: 978-0393927214.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Kipling, Rudyard. War Stories and Poems.<\/em> Oxford: Oxford UP, 1999. ISBN-13: 978-0192836861.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Showalter, Elaine, ed. Daughters of Decadence: Women Writers of the Fin de Si\u00e8cle.<\/em> Rutgers UP, 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0813520186.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stierstorfer, Klaus, ed. London Assurance and other Victorian Comedies.<\/em> Oxford: Oxford UP, 2001. ISBN-13: 978-0192832962.<\/p>\n\n\n\n E-texts as noted in syllabus below. See the reading list\u2019s \u201c(E-Text)\u201d links for selected works by Carlyle, Ruskin, Darwin, Huxley, Hopkins, Pater, and Wilde.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES<\/strong>. <\/strong>This course will cover a selection of literary, critical, and dramatic texts written during the Victorian Period (1837-1901). Queen Victoria\u2019s long reign was a golden age of prose, with abundant social, political, and aesthetic critics to sample: on our slate are Thomas Carlyle, J. S. Mill, John Ruskin, J. H. Newman, Matthew Arnold, Walter Pater, Oscar Wilde, and William Morris, along with the scientific writers Charles Darwin and T. H. Huxley. Together, texts by these authors will give us an excellent, if by no means exhaustive, introduction to this aspect of the age. Poetry, drama and fiction are also well represented on our syllabus. In all, the Victorian Period has much to say to us about cultural, social, and political issues similar to those that still confront us in the twenty-first century, and its literary production has hardly lost its appeal even after the passing of more than a century. A broad survey such as ours aims to acquaint you with a variety of excellent work from the periods studied and to point you towards further exploration of the areas that most interest you. My method is not to impose ambitious claims of universal coherence, thematic unity, etc. on the material, but instead to follow a roughly chronological order and to note themes and issues as they arise, connecting them when appropriate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n ACTIVITIES. <\/strong><\/strong>In class, there will be a mix of lectures, student presentations, whole-class and smaller-group discussion, occasional quizzes, an essay, and a final exam. I encourage questions and comments\u2014class sessions improve when students take an active part. Outside class, do the assigned readings before the relevant discussion dates, complete your journal sets as outlined below, start planning and drafting your essay early, and work on your presentation drafts. In literary studies, the aim is to read and discuss actively and thereby to develop your own voice in response to the texts you read. Insightful interpretation and the ability to make compelling connections are central goals. The essay, discussions, presentations, and journal-keeping should combine to help you work towards these goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COURSE POLICIES.<\/strong> Please review the Policies page early in the semester because it addresses matters such as attendance, academic integrity, and late or missing work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n PRESENTATIONS REQUIREMENT<\/strong>. Students will sign up for two 5-minute in-class presentations on assigned authors of their choosing (if possible). I will provide presenters with specific questions from the online journal questions and will post a schedule on the presentations page. Each session will feature one or more presentations. Required:<\/em> At least one week before you present, contact me to discuss your ideas. After you have given your in-class presentation, email me a version of your comments and I\u2019ll post it as a new entry to the appropriate students\u2019 blog. (20% of course grade.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n JOURNALS REQUIREMENT<\/strong>.<\/strong> Responses to a choice of questions on each author. Due by email anytime on class day Week 5, Week 10, and Final Exam Day. Electronic format required. (30%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n PAPER REQUIREMENT<\/strong>.<\/strong> By 04\/24: Week 13, a one-paragraph description addressing the topic and argument of the projected paper will be due by email. (Full rough drafts are also encouraged.) Not providing this description on time may affect the final draft grade. Please read the term paper instructions carefully since they contain the prompt, some possible topics, and advance draft comments. I reserve the right to require proof of the final paper\u2019s authenticity, such as notes or an early draft. Final draft (5-7 pages; graduates 10-15 pages) due by exam day or as specified towards the bottom of the syllabus page. Follow MLA guidelines. Chapman\u2019s academic integrity policies apply: see Academic Policies and Procedures in the catalog. For undergraduates, research is optional. (30%)<\/p>\n\n\n\n FINAL EXAM REQUIREMENT<\/strong>.<\/strong> The exam will consist of substantive id passages, mix-and-match questions (match phrase or concept x to author\/text y), and short questions requiring a few paragraphs in response. There will be more choices than required responses. Books and notes allowed for all sections. No laptops during the exam. Exam date: see below. (20%)<\/p>\n\n\n\nREQUIRED TEXTS AT CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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