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ENGLISH 3260, Continental European Literature II, MWF 11-12 |
CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN LITERATURE II
ENGLISH 3260, MWF 11-12, BC 202
JAMES M. ATON, INSTRUCTOR
INSTRUCTOR’S WEBSITE: www.suu.edu/faculty/aton
OFFICE: BC 304B
HRS: MWF, 10-11, T-TH 8-12
PH: 586-7838; FAX 865-8169 aton@suu.edu
TEXTS: THE NORTON ANTHOLOGY OF WESTERN LITERATURE, 8TH ED., VOL. 2; SKETCHES.. A HUNTER’S ALBUM (TURGENEV) THE STRANGER (CAMUS); OUT OF AFRICA AND SHADOWS … (DINESEN); ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE (MARQUEZ)
REQUIREMENTS: ATTENDANCE: 6 ABSENCES LOWER GRADE; 10=FAILURE
READINGS AS ASSIGNED; PARTICIPATION
THREE TAKE-HOME ESSAYS (30% EACH); READING QUIZ: 100 YEARS OF SOLITUDE (10%)
DESCRIPTION: THROUGH READING, DISCUSSION AND WRITTEN STUDY YOU WILL SURVEY MAJOR WRITERS IN THE CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN TRADITION FROM THE 18TH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT. EMPHASIS WILL BE GIVEN TO UNDERSTANDING THE AUTHORS IN THEIR RESPECTIVE HISTORICAL CONTEXTS.
COURSE OBJECTIVES: TO FURTHER UNDERSTAND THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE CONTINENTAL EUROPEAN TRADITION; TO LEARN HOW TO READ A TEXT CLOSELY; TO SEE HOW AUTHORS ARE PRODUCTS OF THEIR TIMES AND PART OF THE DISCUSSION OF CONTEMPORANEOUS IDEAS; TO DEVELOP YOUR SKILLS OF LITERARY INTERPRETATION THROUGH WRITING.
CELL PHONES and LAPTOPS: Cell phones seriously disrupt class. If yours goes off, I will immediately dismiss you that day and count you as absent. “Off” means ringing, beeping, buzzing, vibrating, singing, or making any noise whatsoever. Second and succeeding offenses will result in a lowered grade. Text-messaging on your cell phone or web-surfing/chatting on your laptop during class will result in your dismissal from class that day—with an absence. In the event of said offense, you may not return to class until you see me personally. Second offenses—texting or laptop surfing/chatting--will result in your automatic failure of the class.
JAN 7-11 INTRO: ENLIGHTENMENT (1-7); CANDIDE (VOLTAIRE)
JAN 14-18 CANDIDE; ROMANTICISM (485-492)
JAN 21-25 21-HOLIDAY; CONFESSIONS (ROUSSEAU); “QUEEN OF SPADES” (PUSHKIN)
JAN 28-FEB 1 FAUST (GOETHE): (552-558); REALISM (997-1005)
FEB 4-8 SKETCHES FROM A HUNTER’S ALBUM (TURGENEV)
KHOR AND KALINYCH, YERMOLAY AND MILLER’S WIFE, DISTRICT DOCTOR, MY NEIGHBOUR RADILOV, BEZHIN LEA, KASYAN FROM THE BEAUTIFUL LANDS, BAILIFF, LONER, PYOTR PETROVICH KARATAEV, MEETING, LIVING RELIC, CLATTER OF WHEELS, FOREST AND STEPPE
FEB 11-15 MADAME BOVARY; 15-ESSAY DUE
FEB 18-22 18-HOLIDAY; BAUDELAIRE--ALL
FEB 25-29 DEATH OF IVAN ILYICH (TOLSTOY)
MAR 3-7 NOTES FROM UNDERGROUND, PART I (DOSTOEVSKY) 5-TAPE ON CHEKHOV; 7-TAPE ON IBSEN
MAR 10-14 “THE LADY WITH THE DOG” (CHEKHOV) HEDDA GABLER (IBSEN); MODERNISM (1621-1626)
MAR 17-21 SPRING BREAK
MAR 24-28 24-HOLIDAY; METAMORPHOSIS (KAFKA)
MAR 31-APR 4 OUT OF AFRICA only (DINESEN); 2-ESSAY DUE
APR 7-11 OUT OF AFRICA; THE STRANGER (CAMUS);
APR 14-18 THE STRANGER; 18-TAPE ON MARQUEZ
APR 21-25 ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF SOLITUDE (MARQUEZ); 23-QUIZ
FINAL ESSAY DUE: FRIDAY, APRIL 25
GRADING POLICY: THREE ESSAYS (30 % @); ONE QUIZ (10%) SAMPLE ESSAYS FROM PREVIOUS SEMESTERS: SEE ELECTRONIC RESERVE
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: Scholastic dishonesty will not be tolerated and will be prosecuted to the fullest extent. You must read and understand the current issue of the student handbook regarding student responsibilities and rights, and the intellectual property policy, for information about procedures and about what constitutes acceptable on-campus behavior.
ADA STATEMENT: Students with medical, psychological, learning or other disabilities desiring academic adjustments, accommodations or auxiliary aids will need to contact the SUU coordinator of Services for Students with Disabilities (SSD) in the ST 206F or phone 435-865-8022. SSD determines eligibility for and authorizes the provision of services.