The Nineteenth-Century English Novel

Abigail Burnham Bloom abiga52088@aol.com
Hunter College, Fall 2006
The Nineteenth-Century English Novel, Engl 369-01
M Th 2:45-4:00
Office Hours: Th 1:30-2:30 and by appointment, 1436 HW, tel. 212.772.5189

GOALS
To see the Victorian Age and its literature on a continuum with our own.
To be able to identify the techniques, styles, and themes of major Victorian novelists.
To understand how the concerns of the age (secrets, the past, religion, science, class, the place of women, colonialization) were explored within the genre of the novel.

REQUIRED READING – books are in the Hunter bookstore, but any edition may be read
Jane Austen, Emma
Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre
Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness

August
Th, 31 – Introduction

September
M, 4 No Class
W, 6 Introduction to Emma
Th, 7 Emma, 1-70 (to Vol. 1, chap. XIII)
M, 11 Emma, 70-149 (to Vol. 2, chap. IX)
Th, 14 Emma, 149-216 (to Vol. 3, chap. III)
M, 18 Emma, 216-84 (to Vol. 3, chap. XIV)
Th, 21 Emma, 284-end, Panel 1
M, 25 Jane Eyre, 1-79 (to chap. XI)
Th, 28 Jane Eyre, 79-166 (to chap. XIX)

October
M, 2 No Class
Tu, 3 (Monday Schedule) Jane Eyre, 167-253 (to chap. XXVII)
Th, 5 Jane Eyre, 253-331 (to chap. XXXIV)
M, 9 No Class
Th, 12 Jane Eyre, 331-end, Panel 2; thesis for paper #1 due
M, 16 Great Expectations, 1-75 (to chap. XII)
Th, 19 Great Expectations, 75-148 (to chap. XXIII)
M, 23 Great Expectations, 148-226 (to chap. XXXVIII)
Th, 26 Great Expectations, 227-309 (to chap. LII)
M, 30 Great Expectations, 309-end, Panel 3; paper #1 due

November
Th, 2 Midterm Examination
M, 6 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 1-41 (to Dr Lanyon's Narrative)
Th, 9 Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, 41-62, Panel 4
M, 13 Tess of the D'Urbervilles; chaps. I- XII; thesis for paper #2 due
Th, 16 Tess of the D'Urbervilles; chaps. XIII-XXV
M, 20 Tess of the D'Urbervilles; chaps. XXVI-XXXV
Th, 23 No Class
M, 27 Tess of the D'Urbervilles; chaps. XXXVI-XLVII
Th, 30 Tess of the D'Urbervilles; chaps. XLVIII-end; Panel 5

December
M, 4 Heart of Darkness, 1-33 (Part 1)
Th, 7 Heart of Darkness, 33-end, Panel 6
M, 11 Last Class; paper #2 due

COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Attendance. Regular attendance is required. More than four unexcused absences will lower your grade; six absences will drop you from the course. If you find it necessary to be absent, you may e-mail me at Abiga52088@aol.com.

2. Be on time for class. Excessive lateness or early departure is strongly discouraged.

3. Have available in class the text scheduled for discussion.

4. Panel discussion: one presentation required, on the day assigned for it.

5. We will have discussions online. Homework will be posted online. You must have a Hunter internet address.

6. Homework and in-class quizzes: in-class, written on the day's assigned reading and then read aloud; outside class, on assigned topics. Each homework assignment must be handed in on the day it is due—it may be emailed to me.

7. Papers: two papers are required. Thesis statements must be submitted and approved for both papers. Drafts of papers can be submitted in advance of the date they are due. I will suggest ways to rework them. If you submit a draft paper 3 class sessions before the due date, I will edit and return it to you with comments for revision. YOUR PAPER IS DUE ON TIME; ITS FINAL MARK WILL BE LOWERED BY ONE FULL GRADE FOR EACH PERIOD IT IS LATE.

8. There will be a midterm exam and a final exam.

9. Grading Policy: Paper 1 15%; Paper 2 15%; Midterm Exam 15%; Final Exam 20%; Participation in class and online, panel, homework, quizzes 35%. 5 Bonus points will be added to your participation grade if you come to see me during my office hour.

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