| M 8/18 | Course Introduction. |
| W 8/20 | Reading and writing about literature. Visit Blackboard. Print out and read the Course Description and the Essay writing guides. |
| F 8/22 | The Enlightenment. Read: Anthology, Vol. D, 295-301. Study guides. |
| M 8/25 | Introduction to Neoclassical art and architecture. Read: Neoclassicism; Introduction to Neo-Classicism |
| W 8/27 | Voltaire: "Candide", Ch. 1-3. Anthology, Vol. D. Study guide |
| F 8/29 | "Candide", Ch. 4-7 |
| M 9/1 | LABOR DAY. NO CLASS. |
| W 9/3 | "Candide", Ch. 8-11 |
| F 9/5 | "Candide", Ch. 12-15 |
| M 9/8 to W 9/17 | NO CLASSES. I AM OUT OF THE COUNTRY. Continue reading Candide according to the schedule below. Turn in by e-mail answers to the questions in the study guide. |
| M 9/8 | NO CLASS. "Candide", Ch. 16-19 |
| W 9/10 | NO CLASS. First "Candide" Essay due |
| F 9/12 | NO CLASS. "Candide", Ch. 20-23 |
| M 9/15 | NO CLASS. "Candide", Ch. 24-27 |
| W 9/17 | NO CLASS."Candide", Ch. 28-30 |
| F 9/19 | Introduction to Romanticism. Study Guide Read Anthology, Vol. E, pp. 651-658. Second "Candide" Essay due |
| M 9/22 | Introduction to Romantic art Romanticism in art MAKE-UP CLASS. TBA. |
| Tu 9/23 | MAKE-UP CLASS. TBA. |
| W 9/24 | Jean-Jacque Rousseau. Cofessions. pp. 662-678. Study Guide. MAKE-UP CLASS. TBA. |
| Th 9/25 | MAKE-UP CLASS. TBA. |
| F 9/26 | Romantic Lyrics Read lyrics of Jonny Lang's "Lie to me". Watch Jonny Lang on YouTube "Lie to me". Read: Reading Romantic lyrics; Lyric Epiphanies and Speakers. Shelley: "Stanzas Written in Dejection," p. 820; Heine: "A pine is standing lonely," A young man loves a maiden," "Ah, death is like the long cool night" pp. 844-845 Rousseau "Confessions" essay due |
| M 9/29 | Russian Romantic lyrics. Study Guide |
| W 10/1 | Introduction to Realism. Chekhov. Read pp. 1071-1076. Study Guide. Romantic vs. Realistic fiction. |
| F 10/3 | Introduction to realist art. Nineteenth-Century French Realism. Look at these paintings as examples of realist art: Young Women from the Village; The Third-Class Carriage; The Dead Christ and the Angels; Breton Brother and Sister; Joan of Arc; The Pardon in Brittany Romanticism essay due! |
| M 10/6 | Chekhov: "The Lady with the Dog". Vol. E, pp. 1519-1535. Study Guide |
| W 10/8 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| F 10/10 | The Modern World. Vol E, pp. 1579-1589 only. Study Guide Anton Chekhov. "The Lady with the Dog" essay due. |
| M 10/13 | Modernist Art Geometric Abstraction; Pablo Picasso; Cubism; Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism MIDTERM PAPER DUE! Send as e-mail attachment. |
| W 10/15 | Dada-Surrealist Poetry: A Selection. Vol E, pp. 2109-2112. Study Guide. Tristan Tzara: "From Dada Manifesto 1918", pp. 2112-2113; Kurt Schwitters: "Anna Blum", p. 2114; Paul Eluard: "Woman in Love", p. 2115; Joyce Mansour, pp. 2120-2121 |
| F 10/17 | Introduction to Existentialism. Read: "The Ethics of Absolute Freedom," an article on Sartre's "Existentialism and Human Emotions". Summary of same article. Study guide. Modernism essay due! |
| M 10/20 | Introduction to Existentialism. |
| W 10/22 | Camus. "The Guest". Volume F, pp. 2570-2582. Study guide Background and study guide; A WINDOW ONTO CAMUS Existentialism: Genesis essay due |
| F 10/24 | Richard Wright. "The Man Who Was Almost a Man". Volume F, pp. 2515-2527. Study Guide |
| M 10/27 | Borowski: "Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber". Study Guide "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" essay due |
| W 10/29 | Lispector: "The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman".Study Guide "Ladies and Gentlemen, to the Gas Chamber" essay due. |
| F 10/31 | Leslie Marmon Silko: "Yellow Woman", Vol. F, pp. 3141-3150. Study Guide "The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman" essay due. |
| M 11/3 | Anita Desai: "The Rooftop Dwellers".Study Guide "Yellow Woman" essay due. |
| W 11/5 | Anita Desai: "The Rooftop Dwellers" |
| F 11/7 | Introduction to African culture. Religion in Africa: 1. Creation stories. Study Guide; 2. Indigenous African Religions. Study Guide "The Rooftop Dwellers" essay due. |
| M 11/10 | Achebe - "Things Fall Apart". Volume F, pp. 2855-2947. Main Characters Chapters 1-3. Study Guide. |
| W 11/12 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 4-6. Study Guide |
| F 11/14 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 7-9. Study Guide |
| M 11/17 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 10-12. Study Guide |
| W 11/19 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 13-14. Study Guide |
| F 11/21 | NO CLASS |
| M 11/24 - F 11/28 | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY |
| M 12/1 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 15-18 Study
Guide First "Things Fall Apart"" essay due. First draft of FINAL paper due!" |
| W 12/3 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 19-20 Study Guide |
| F 12/5 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 21-23 Study Guide |
| M 12/8 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 24-25 Study Guide Read Indigenous African Religions again. |
| Tu 12/9 | Second "Things Fall Apart"" essay due. FINAL PAPER DUE! Send as e-mail attachment. |
| Tuesday 12/16 | COURSE FINAL: 8:00 a.m.- 10:30 a.m. |