*2023 Note<\/strong>. Most hyperlinks and procedural information have been removed from this archival version of the syllabus, leaving mainly the reading schedule.<\/p>\n\n\n\n COURSE INFORMATION<\/strong>. English 336. Mondays 7:00 \u2013 9:50 p.m., Beckman 202. Office hours: Mon. 6:00 \u2013 7:00 p.m. Cyber Caf\u00e9. Email: e336_at_ajdrake.com. Catalog: \u201cExamines the impact of modernism and post-modernism on Britain\u2019s literary tradition.\u201d Units (3).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Abrams, M. H. et al. The Norton Anthology of English Literature,<\/em> 7th ed., Vol. 2C. New York: Norton, 2000. ISBN 0393975703.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Burgess, Anthony. A Clockwork Orange.<\/em> New York: Norton, 1986. ISBN: 0-393-31283-6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Orwell, George. 1984.<\/em> New York: Penguin, 1990 repr. ISBN: 0451524934. A Signet Classic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n FOCUS AND OBJECTIVES<\/strong>. We will study texts from around the beginning of the twentieth century through Chinua Achebe\u2019s 1987 novel Anthills of the Savannah. Lectures will provide an understanding of the works\u2019 historical context, structures, and themes, while classroom discussion will center on attention to key points in the texts. The purpose of a survey is to introduce a variety of texts within a given period or set of periods; it is not necessarily (or usually) to pursue a narrow theme or even to claim that a restricted set of ideas governs the period\/s covered. Many, though not all, of our texts fall within the time frame of Modernism (roughly 1910 – 1930s), a period of intense experimentation in the arts, culture, social affairs, and even politics. We will, therefore, discuss relevant texts in the context of this period and its dynamic, at times unsettling, character.<\/p>\n\n\n\n CLASSROOM ACTIVITIES<\/strong>. In class, there will be a mix of lectures, 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, and start planning and drafting your essay early. 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, and journal-keeping should combine to help you work towards these goals.<\/p>\n\n\n\nREQUIRED TEXTS AT THE CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY BOOKSTORE<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
COURSE RATIONALE AND IN-CLASS ACTIVITIES<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
QUESTIONS FOR JOURNALS AND DISCUSSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n