English 4630 - Major Authors: Frances Burney - Schedule of Readings

Wednesday 8/17 Introduction: Syllabus and Defining Terms
Friday 8/19

From A Known Scribbler (9-49, 53-60,109-114,12-144)
Reader Profile Due
Monday 8/22 Evelina (Bedford 51-177) (Broadview 87-242)
Wednesday 8/24 Evelina (Bedford 178-230) (Broadview 243-308)
Friday 8/26 Evelina (Bedford 231-300) (Broadview 309-392)
Monday 8/29 Evelina (Bedford 301-436) (Broadview 393-554)
Wednesday 8/31 Library Day: Group Mini-Assignment
Friday 9/2

Group Presentations of Library Findings

Gender: David, Casey, Katy
Courtship: Ashley, Anna, and Josie
Transportation: Gabrielle and Amanda
Humor/Style/Monkey: Bart and Carley
Family: Morgan, Annemarie, Caitlyn
Fashion/Cosmetics: Alana, Lindsey, Abby, Alex
Monday 9/5

Labor Day - No Class
Wednesday 9/7

The Witlings
From A Known Scribbler (152-192)
Friday 9/9 Cambridge Companion: Spencer, "Evelina & Cecilia"
Monday 9/12 Cecilia (7-52)
Wednesday 9/14 From A Known Scribbler (199-227)
Cambridge Companion: Rizzo, "Burney and Society"
Friday 9/16 Cecilia (53-162)
Monday 9/19 Cecilia (163-266)
Wednesday 9/21 From A Known Scribbler (239-242)
Cambridge Companion: Justice, "Burney and the literary marketplace"
Friday 9/23

Cecilia (267-385)
Short Keyword Paper Due
Monday 9/26 Cecilia (386-519)
Wednesday 9/28 Cambridge Companion: Jones, "Burney and Gender"
Discussion Leaders: Annmarie, Katelyn, David
Friday 9/30 Cecilia (521-603)
Monday 10/3 Cecilia (604-714)
Wednesday 10/5

Cecilia (715-770)
Last Day to Withdraw with no Grade Penalty
Friday 10/7 Cecilia (771-832)
Monday 10/10 Doody, Frances Burney: A Life in the Works, Chapter 5: The Windsor & Kew Tragedies [PDF]
From A Known Scribbler (229-236, 251-258)
Discussion Leaders: Alex, Meg
Wednesday 10/12

From A Known Scribbler (263-277)
Cambridge Companion:Doody, "Burney and Politics"
Discussion Leaders: Amanda, Gabrielle, Bart
Friday 10/14

Cecilia (833-941)
Monday 10/17

Library Day 2: Secondary Sources with Jaena Alabi
(turn in annotated bib of 3-5 sources after this visit)

Wednesday 10/19

Reading Days
Note: You will be required to have read Camilla (7-521) by Monday
Friday 10/21
Monday 10/24 Camilla (come to class prepared to discuss through 521)
Wednesday 10/26 Camilla (522-603)
Friday 10/28 Camilla (604-693)
Paper Worksheet Due
Monday 10/31 Camilla (695-792)
Wednesday 11/2 From A Known Scribbler (277-290, 293-294)
Cambridge Companion: Salih, "Camilla and The Wanderer"
Discussion Leaders: Josie, Ashley, Anna
Friday 11/4 Camilla (793-913)
Monday 11/7 The Wanderer, Book 1 (PDF - Modern Coursepack Version 1-52B)
Wednesday 11/9 From A Known Scribbler (298-305)
Cambridge Companion: Wiltshire," Journals and Letters"
Discussion Leaders: Lindsey, Katy, Abby
Friday 11/11

The Wanderer, Book 2 (PDF - Modern Coursepack Version 53-97B)
Monday 11/14 The Wanderer, Book 3 (PDF - Modern Coursepack Version 98-141B)
Wednesday 11/16 From Looser, Women Writers and Old Age in Great Britain, 1750--1850 [PDF]
Discussion Leaders: Carley, Sarah, Morgan
Friday 11/18 The Wanderer (PDF - Modern Coursepack Version 142-190B)
Monday 11/21 Thanksgiving Break - Finish The Wanderer (191-426)
Wednesday 11/23
Friday 11/25
Monday 11/28 The Wanderer (discuss whole)
Wednesday 11/30 The Wanderer (discuss whole)
Friday 12/2 From A Known Scribbler (305-317, 333-340, 345-360)
Cambridge Companion: Clark, "Afterlife and further reading"
TBA TBA Scheduled Exam Day - Paper Due