| W 1/7 | Course Introduction. |
| F 1/9 | The Enlightenment. Read: Anthology, Vol. D, 295-301. Study guides. |
| M 1/12 | Introduction to Neoclassical art and architecture. Read: Neoclassicism; Introduction to Neo-Classicism |
| W 1/14 | ALEXANDER POPE: An Essay on Man. Study Guide |
| F 1/16 | ALEXANDER POPE: An Essay on Man. |
| M 1/19 | MLK Holiday. No class. |
| W 1/21 | Moliere: Tartuffe, Acts I-II. Study Guide POPE: "An Essay on Man" essay due! |
| F 1/23 | Moliere: Tartuffe, Act III |
| M 1/26 | Moliere: Tartuffe, Acts IV-V |
| W 1/28 | Introduction to Romanticism. Study Guide Read Anthology, Vol. E, pp. 651-658. |
| F 1/30 | Introduction to Romantic art Romanticism in art Moliere: Tartuffe essay due! |
| M 2/2 | Jean-Jacque Rousseau. Cofessions. pp. 662-678. Study Guide. |
| W 2/4 | Romantic Lyrics 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 Leopardi: "To Himself" Rousseau "Confessions" essay due! |
| F 2/6 | Russian Romantic lyrics. Study Guide |
| M 2/9 | Introduction to Realism.. Read pp. 1071-1076. Study Guide. Romantic vs. Realistic fiction. |
| W 2/11 | 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! |
| F 2/13 | Dostoevsky. Introduction. Read Anthology, Vol. E, 1301-1306. |
| M 2/16 | "Notes..." Chapters 1-3. Novel begins on page 1307. Study Guide |
| W 2/18 | "Notes..." Chapters 4-6 |
| F 2/21 | "Notes..." Chapters 7-8 |
| M 2/23 | "Notes..." Chapters 9-11; US News and World Report article: "Mysteries of the mind"; NYT article: The Trouble With Self-Esteem" |
| W 2/25 | MIDTERM EXAM |
| F 2/27 | The Modern World. Vol E, pp. 1579-1589 only. Study Guide |
| M 3/2 | Modernist Art Geometric Abstraction; Pablo Picasso; Cubism; Surrealism; Abstract Expressionism Dostoevsky essay due! |
| W 3/4 | 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 MIDTERM PAPER DUE! |
| F 3/6 | 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 3/9 | Camus. "The Guest". Volume F, pp. 2570-2582. Study guide Existentialism: Genesis essay due |
| W 3/11 | Kafka - "Metamorphosis", Part I |
| F 3/13 | "Metamorphosis", Part II "The Guest" essay due |
| M 3/16 - F 3/20 | SPRING BREAK |
| M 3/22 | "Metamorphosis", Part III |
| W 3/25 | Richard Wright. "The Man Who Was Almost a Man". Volume F, pp. 2515-2527. Study Guide Metamorphosis essay due |
| F 3/27 | Lispector: "The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman". Study Guide "The Man Who Was Almost a Man" essay due! |
| M 3/30 | Leslie Marmon Silko: "Yellow Woman", Vol. F, pp. 3141-3150. Study Guide "The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman" essay due. |
| W 4/1 | Anita Desai: "The Rooftop Dwellers".Study Guide "Yellow Woman" essay due. |
| F 4/3 | Anita Desai: "The Rooftop Dwellers" |
| M 4/6 | Introduction to African culture. Religion in Africa: 1. Creation stories. Study Guide; 2. Indigenous African Religions. Study Guide "The Rooftop Dwellers" essay due. |
| W 4/8 | Achebe - "Things Fall Apart". Volume F, pp. 2855-2947. Main Characters Chapters 1-3. Study Guide. |
| F 4/10 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 4-6. Study Guide |
| M 4/13 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 7-9. Study Guide |
| W 4/15 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 10-12. Study Guide |
| F 4/17 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 13-14. Study Guide |
| M 4/20 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 15-18 Study
Guide First "Things Fall Apart"" essay due. First draft of FINAL paper due!" |
| W 4/22 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 19-20 Study Guide |
| F 4/24 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 21-23 Study Guide |
| M 4/27 | "Things Fall Apart". Chapters 24-25 Study Guide Read Indigenous African Religions again. |
| W 4/29 | Course review. Second "Things Fall Apart"" essay due. |
| Th 4/30 | FINAL PAPER DUE!. Paper topics. Send as e-mail attachment. |
| W 5/6 | FINAL EXAM. 8:00 - 10:30 |
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