EN 210B: Special Topics: English Epic
Spring Semester 2012
Tuesday and Friday 12:30-1:45
Syllabus
Subject to revision
(All readings are in the Norton Anthology of English Literature.)
Tuesday 1/17: Introduction: Epic and England.
Friday 1/20: Beowulf
Tuesday 1/24: Beowulf
Friday 1/27: Beowulf
Tuesday 1/31: Beowulf
Friday 2/3: Beowulf
Tuesday 2/7: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part 1
Friday 2/10: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts 2-3
Tuesday 2/14: Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part 4
Friday 2/17: The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Cantos 1-2
Tuesday 2/21: No class meeting. (Monday classes meet.)
Friday 2/24: The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Cantos 3-6
Tuesday 2/28: The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Cantos 7-10
Friday 3/2: The Faerie Queene, Book 1, Cantos 11-12
Tuesday 3/6: Thesis workshop for first essay
Friday 3/9: Mid-term exam.
[SPRING BREAK]
Tuesday 3/20: Paradise Lost, Book 1
Friday 3/23: Paradise Lost, Book 2
Tuesday 3/27: Paradise Lost, Books 3-4
Friday 3/30: Paradise Lost, Books 5-6
Tuesday 4/3: Paradise Lost, Books 7-8
Friday 4/6: No class meeting -- Easter Break
Tuesday 4/10: Paradise Lost, Book 9
Friday 4/13: Paradise Lost, Book 9 (cont.)
Tuesday 4/17: Paradise Lost, Book 10
Friday 4/20: Paradise Lost, Books 11-12
Tuesday 4/24: The Rape of the Lock, Canto 1
Friday 4/27: The Rape of the Lock, Cantos 2-3
Tuesday 5/1: The Rape of the Lock, Cantos 4-5
Thursday 5/10, 3:00 PM: Final Exam
Portfolio of response papers and summative essay due.