Literary Studies/History

Introduction
Through the study of selected examples of poetry, fiction, and drama, this course will introduce students to the fundamentals of the university-level literary study, and furnish them with the skills to think and write critically about literature. Students will be taught the basic concepts of genre and form in literature, and methods of literary analysis, to enable them to continue in more specialized English courses at the second year or beyond. This section of Introduction to Literary Studies will emphasize an exploration of wit and satire, beginning with English literature of the Middle Ages and ending sometime near the end of the eighteenth century.

Evaluation

 * 10% Participation Participation is counted through contributions to this course wiki. All contributions should be signed.
 * 20% Reading Questions Only the top five reading question packages submitted will be counted.
 * 40% Research Paper 1500-2000 word research paper on a pre-selected topic or, with instructor permission, a topic of a student's own choosing.
 * 30% Final Examination Open-book examination comprised of 5 passage recognition questions and 2 essay questions.

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Syllabus and Learning Materials

 * 1) Introduction to Literary Study
 * 2) History of Literature
 * 3) Genre
 * 4) Literary Criticism
 * 5) Theories of Humour
 * 6) from The Canterbury Tales
 * 7) Introductory Notes
 * 8) The General Prologue
 * 9) The Miller's Tale
 * 10) The Country Wife
 * 11) Introductory Notes
 * 12) Prologue
 * 13) Act I
 * 14) Act II
 * 15) Act III
 * 16) Act IV
 * 17) Act V
 * 18) Epilogue
 * 19) from Gulliver's Travels
 * 20) Introductory Notes
 * 21) A Voyage to Lilliput
 * 22) A Voyage to Brobdingnag
 * 23) A Voyage to the Country of the Houyhnhnms
 * 24) The Rape of the Lock
 * 25) Introductory Notes
 * 26) Canto I
 * 27) Canto II
 * 28) Canto III
 * 29) Canto IV
 * 30) Canto V
 * 31) Northanger Abbey
 * 32) Introductory Notes
 * 33) Chapter 1
 * 34) Chapter 2
 * 35) Chapter 3
 * 36) Chapter 4
 * 37) Chapter 5
 * 38) Chapter 6
 * 39) Chapter 7
 * 40) Chapter 8
 * 41) Chapter 9
 * 42) Chapter 10
 * 43) Chapter 11
 * 44) Chapter 12
 * 45) Chapter 13
 * 46) Chapter 14
 * 47) Chapter 15
 * 48) Chapter 16
 * 49) Chapter 17
 * 50) Chapter 18
 * 51) Chapter 19
 * 52) Chapter 20
 * 53) Chapter 21
 * 54) Chapter 22
 * 55) Chapter 23
 * 56) Chapter 24
 * 57) Chapter 25
 * 58) Chapter 26
 * 59) Chapter 27
 * 60) Chapter 28
 * 61) Chapter 29
 * 62) Chapter 30
 * 63) Chapter 31
 * 64) Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
 * 65) Introductory Notes
 * 66) Down the Rabbit Hole
 * 67) The Pool of Tears
 * 68) A Caucus-Race and A Long Tale
 * 69) The Rabbit Sends in a Little Bill
 * 70) Advice from a Caterpillar
 * 71) Pig and Pepper
 * 72) A Mad Tea-Party
 * 73) The Queen's Croquet-Ground
 * 74) The Mock Turtle's Story
 * 75) The Lobster-Quadrille
 * 76) Who Stole the Tarts?
 * 77) Alice's Evidence


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Assignments

 * Reading Questions 1 for The Canterbury Tales
 * Reading Questions 2 for The Country Wife
 * Reading Questions 3 for Gulliver's Travels
 * Reading Questions 4 for The Rape of the Lock
 * Reading Questions 5 for Northanger Abbey
 * Reading Questions 6 for Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
 * Research Paper

Examination

 * Final Examination


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Primary Texts
Any standard, unabridged edition of the following works will be acceptable.
 * The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
 * The Country Wife by William Wycherley
 * Gulliver's Travels by Jonathan Swift
 * The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
 * Northanger Abbey by Jane Austen
 * Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll