ENGL 2323 - University of Texas at Tyler



ENGL 2323: Section 2 Office: BUS 256A

Fall 2012 Office Hours: T 11:30-12:30,

Time: TR 12:30-1:45 R 3:15-5:15 & by appointment

Location: BUS 212 Office Phone: (903) 565-5703

Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Tilghman Email: ctilghman@uttyler.edu

ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM 1780 TO THE PRESENT

Required Course Texts and Materials:

1. Apple iPad* with iBook App, Kindle App; Dictionary App, and YouTube Access

2. Engl 2323 Digital Text, to be accessed through BlackBoard

3. E-text of Hard Times by Charles Dickens, a free iBook

4. E-Text of Regeneration by Pat Barker, a Kindle book, to be purchased from

5. Handouts will be provided as needed.

*Note: A laptop computer may used for class if an iPad is not available.

Course Description:

This sophomore level survey course is divided into three main sections designed to introduce you to writers and literary texts from the Romantic, Victorian, and 20th century periods of English literature. To better understand the assigned material, the course will familiarize you with the cultural contexts for assigned literary texts in each period under discussion. Significant contexts include 1) the French Revolution; 2) the industrialization of Great Britain; 3) the rise and fall of the British Empire; 4) the growth of nationalization and the nation-state; 5) world war; and 6) the practice of class, race, and gender politics in literary discourse.

Learning Outcomes:

The course has four primary goals for its students: 1) familiarity with English literature written between 1780 and the present in terms of specific movements, genres, authors, and styles; 2) the ability to understand differences and draw connections between different historical periods and cultural communities that are represented in British literature; 3) heightened skills of critical thinking based on textual analysis; 4) an improved ability to effectively communicate ideas orally and in writing; 5) a heightened sense personal responsibility and social responsibility. These outcomes will be demonstrated in a series of in-class group discussions, short writing assignments, quizzes, and examinations that will include questions requiring both objective responses and substantive essay responses.

Class Participation:

The course includes the study of literature that is based on the careful reading of literary texts and encourages class discussion. Because the readings can be demanding, serious commitment is required on your part. Class members and professor will be counting on your active involvement.

Attendance: Attending is important to successful completion of the course. Each student starts out with a 100% participation grade. Unexcused absences will lower your final class participation grade for each class missed. If your attendance is influenced by sickness or a school or life event, the

responsibility falls upon you to see that the professor receives an official excuse from doctor, dean, or coach. You must provide proof of your attendance at weddings, funerals, and other significant events; your attendance at these events may be excused at the professor’s discretion.

Activity: You must be present for the entire class period. (Noticeable tardiness and leaving the class while it is in session count as ½ of an absence.) Be sure to give your full attention to the class. Your physical presence alone is not enough; participation means being prepared for class, listening attentively in class, and willingness to thoughtfully discuss the assigned readings.

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Student Absence for University-Sponsored Events and Activities: If you intend to be absent for a university-sponsored event or activity, you (or the event sponsor) must notify the instructor at least two weeks prior to the date of the planned absence. At that time the instructor will set a date and time when make-up assignments will be completed.

Student Absence due to Religious Observance: Students who anticipate being absent from class due to a religious observance are requested to inform the instructor by the second class meeting of the semester.

State-Mandated Course Drop Policy: Texas law prohibits a student who began college for the first time in Fall 2007 or thereafter from dropping more than six courses during their entire undergraduate career. This includes courses dropped at another 2-year or 4-year Texas public college or university. For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after the census date. (See Academic Calendar for the specific date.) Exceptions to the 6-drop rule may be found in the catalog. Petitions for exemptions must be submitted to the Enrollment Services Center and must be accompanied by documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Please contact the Enrollment Services Center if you have any questions.

Withdrawal Date: The last day to withdraw from this course with an automatic “W” is Wednesday, October 24, 2012.

Course Grading:

The following formula will be used to determine your final grade in the course:

Romantic Reading Exam 25% Victorian Reading Exam 25% Twentieth Century Reading Exam 25% Quizzes & SWAs 15% Participation 10%

Reading Exams: There will be three reading exams. These will be based on the assigned texts, class lecture, and discussion. Each exam will cover one of the three literary periods under study and will consist of an objective component and an essay component. The purpose of the objective component will be to test your familiarity with and comprehension of assigned texts. The purpose of the essay component will be to have you demonstrate your ability to think analytically, draw connections, synthesize ideas, and communicate effectively in an engagement with passages from selected texts.

Quizzes: Throughout the semester, there will be several short reading quizzes. Typically, the quizzes will be completed in fifteen minutes. Missed quizzes cannot be made up without an official excuse from a dean, coach, doctor, or professor. Please note: leaving class after taking a quiz is disruptive to the class; unless officially excused, it will constitute an absence for the class period and result in a three point reduction of the final quiz score.

Short Writing Assignments: There will be short take home writing assignments. SWAs have two primary functions. First, they help me to see whether or not you are keeping up with or having any difficulty understanding the assigned texts. Second, they are designed to assist discussion by having you think about material on your own before engaging in classroom discussion. SWAs should be typed, double-spaced, and handed in at the end of the period on the given due date.

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Grade Replacement/Forgiveness and Census Date Policies: Students repeating a course for grade forgiveness (grade replacement) must file a Grade Replacement Contract with the Enrollment Services Center (ADM 230) on or before the Census Date of the semester in which the course will be repeated. Grade Replacement Contracts are available in the Enrollment Services Center or at

. Each semester’s Census Date can be found on the Contract itself, on the Academic Calendar, or in the information pamphlets published each semester by the Office of the Registrar.

Failure to file a Grade Replacement Contract will result in both the original and repeated grade being used to calculate your overall grade point average. Undergraduates are eligible to exercise grade replacement for only three course repeats during their career at UT Tyler; graduates are eligible for two grade replacements. Full policy details are printed on each Grade Replacement Contract.

The Census Date is the deadline for many forms and enrollment actions that students need to be aware of. These include:

· Submitting Grade Replacement Contracts, Transient Forms, requests to withhold directory information, approvals for taking courses as Audit, Pass/Fail or Credit/No Credit.

· Receiving 100% refunds for partial withdrawals. (There is no refund for these after the Census Date)

· Schedule adjustments (section changes, adding a new class, dropping without a “W” grade)

· Being reinstated or re-enrolled in classes after being dropped for non-payment

· Completing the process for tuition exemptions or waivers through Financial Aid

Students Rights and Responsibilities:

To know and understand the policies that affect your rights and responsibilities as a student at UT Tyler, please follow this link: .

Disability Services: In accordance with Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA) the University offers accommodations to students with learning, physical and/or psychiatric disabilities. If you have a disability, including non-visible disabilities such as chronic diseases, learning disabilities, head injury, PTSD or ADHD, or you have a history of modifications or accommodations in a previous educational environment you are encouraged to contact the Student Accessibility and Resources office and schedule an interview with the Accessibility Case Manager/ADA Coordinator, Cynthia Lowery Staples. If you are unsure if the above criteria applies to you, but have questions or concerns please contact the SAR office. For more information or to set up an appointment please visit the SAR office located in the University Center, Room 3150 or call 903.566.7079. You may also send an email to cstaples@uttyler.edu.

Social Security and FERPA Statement: It is the policy of The University of Texas at Tyler to protect the confidential nature of social security numbers. The University has changed its computer programming so that all students have an identification number. The electronic transmission of grades (e.g., via e-mail) risks violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; grades will not be transmitted electronically.

Emergency Exits and Evacuation: Everyone is required to exit the building when a fire alarm goes off. Follow your instructor’s directions regarding the appropriate exit. If you require assistance during an evacuation, inform your instructor in the first week of class. Do not re-enter the building unless given permission by University Police, Fire department, or Fire Prevention Services

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Academic Honesty:

You must not submit work that has been copied, wholly or partially, from a book, article, essay, newspaper, another student’s notebook, paper, test, or any other written or printed or internet or media source. In the event that extra credit paper is assigned, another writer’s phrases, sentences, or paragraphs may be included as part of your work only if presented in paraphrase or quotation with the source appropriately cited both in the text and in an attached bibliography. Academic dishonesty will be reported and may result in failure of the course.

Welcome to class! I have high expectations for each person taking this class. I hope that as the semester continues, it will be a place for you to present your thoughts, listen to those of others, and formulate your ideas effectively as you gain an appreciation for the riches that English literature has to offer. If you have any questions or concerns about your progress in the class, see me during my office hours or make an appointment to meet with me. I not only welcome contact with you, I strongly encourage it.

PLEASE SAVE THE ABOVE INFORMATION FOR REFERENCE IN CASE YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT CLASS POLICY.

COURSE CALENDAR

Be aware that even though we will not be able to discuss every poem or essay listed below, you are responsible for carefully reading all assigned material.

Week One

August 21: Introduction: Three Periods of British Literature; Introduction to The Romantic Movement Assignment: Norton Topics Online: “The Romantic Period”: Read all Topics listed under Introduction except for Connections to the NAEL & read Summary listed under Review (See Engl 2323 Romantic Digital Text or RDT, p. 1, on BlackBoard for website access); View Introduction to the Romantic Movement (See RDT, p. 1, on BlackBoard, for YouTube website access, approx. 10 min.)

August 23: The French Revolution: “The Spirit of the Age”

Assignment: The Vlogbrothers, The French Revolution, Parts 1-3 (RDT, p. 5, for YouTube website access, approx. 17 min.)

Week Two

August 28: The French Revolution cont.; William Blake: “two contrary states of the human soul” Assignment: The Songs of Innocence & Songs of Experience (RDT, pp. 12, 16-18, for website access to The William Blake Page & for selected poems, respectively)

August 30: William Blake, cont.: Charlotte Smith: “sweet songstress” Assignment: from Elegiac Sonnets: Sonnet IV: “To the Moon,” Sonnet LXX: “On being cautioned . . ,” Sonnet LXXXIII: “The Sea View” (all in RDT, p. 20); Charlotte Turner Smith, lecture in 3 parts by Prof. Jacqueline Labbe (RDT, p. 19, for YouTube website access, approx. 20 min.)

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Week Three

September 04: William Wordsworth: a literary revolution Assignment: Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, “We Are Seven,” “My heart leaps up,” “I wandered lonely as a cloud,” “Lines Composed A Few Miles Above Tintern Abbey,” “It is a beauteous evening” (all in RDT, pp. 27-32); Wordsworth Biography (RDT, p. 23, for YouTube website access, approx. 11 min.)

September 06: Wordsworth, cont.; Samuel Taylor Coleridge: conversational & mystery poems Assignment: Assignment: “Frost at Midnight,” “Kubla Khan” (both in RDT, pp. 35-36)

Week Four

September 11: Coleridge cont.; George Gordon, Lord Byron: “mad, bad, & dangerous to know”

Assignment: “So we'll go no more a roving,” “She walks in beauty,” “When We Two Parted” (all in RDT, pp. 39-40); selected stanzas from Don Juan, Canto I (see RDT, p. 41, for website access to The Literature Network’s e-text of the poem); History Channel – Biography: Lord Byron – lecture in 5 parts (RDT, p. 38, for YouTube website access, approx. 40 min.)

September 13: Percy Bysshe Shelley: reflections on the sublime Assignment: “Mont Blanc,” “Ozymandias” (both in RDT, pp. 44-45)

Week Five

September 18: John Keats: sensual music; Review of Romantic Poets Assignment: “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer,” “On the Sea,” “Ode on Grecian Urn,” “Ode to a Nightingale” (all in RDT, pp. 47-49); John Keats’ Letters, extract 1 (RDT, p. 46, for YouTube website access, approx. 11 min.)

September 20: Keats, cont; Review for 1st Reading Exam

Week Six

September 25: 1st Reading Exam: The Romantic Period

September 27: Introduction to the Victorian Age: industry, empire, class, & gender Assignment: Norton Topics Online: “The Victorian Age”: Read all Topics

listed under Introduction except for Connections to the NAEL & read

Summary listed under Review (See Engl 2323 Victorian Digital Text or RDT,

p. 1, on BlackBoard for website access); Gender: Patmore, from “The Angel

in the House”; Neal, “The Nest”; Cobbe: from “Criminals, Idiots, Women, and

Minors” (all in VDT, pp. 9-11); Class: Engels, “The Great Towns” (VDT, p. 12,

for website access); Bentley Testimony (VDT, p. 12)

Week Seven

October 02: Hard Times by Charles Dickens: on the condition of England

Assignment: Assignment: Charles Dickens on (VDT, p. 12, for website access, approx 45 min.); Hard Times: Book 1, Sowing (e-text using iBook)

October 04: Hard Times

Assignment: Book 2, Reaping (e-text)

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Week Eight

October 07: Hard Times

Assignment: Book 3, Garnering (e-text)

October 09: Love, Other Passions, & the Brownings Assignment: Elizabeth: Sonnets XIV, XXII, & XLIII from Sonnets from the Portuguese, “The Cry of the Children” (all in VDT, pp. 21-23); Robert: “My Last Duchess,” “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister,” “Home—Thoughts, from Abroad” (all in VDT, pp. 25-26)

Week Nine

October 16: Alfred, Lord Tennyson: mourning & mythology Assignment: “The Lady of Shalott,” “Ulysses,” “Break, Break, Break” (all in VDT, pp. 29-31)

October 18: Matthew Arnold: melancholy musings Assignment: “Dover Beach,” “To Marguerite—Continued” (all in VDT, pp. 33-34)

Week Ten

October 23: The Pre-Raphaelites and the Rossettis: poetry & painting

Assignment: Dante: “The Blessed Damozel,” (VDT, p. 37); Christina: “Song,” “Remember” “Cobwebs,” “In An Artist’s Studio” (all in VDT, pp. 38-39)

October 25: The Rossettis, cont.; Review for 2nd Reading Exam

Week Eleven

October 30: 2nd Reading Exam: The Victorian Era

November 01: Introduction to the Twentieth-Century & After: the crises of modernity

Assignment: Norton Topics Online: “The Twentieth Century” (Read all Topics listed under Introduction except for Connections to the NAEL & read Summary listed under Review at ww college/ english/nael/20century/welcome.htm)

Week Twelve

November 06: War & War Poetry

Assignment: Rupert Brooke: “Clouds,” “The Dead,” “The Soldier”(all in TCDT, p. 7), Rubert Brooke (approx. 4 min., TCDT, p. 7 for YouTube website access); WWI – Hell in the Trenches (TCDT, p. 6, for YouTube website access, approx. 6 min.); Siegfried Sassoon: Siegfried Sassoon and poets of the Great War (TCDT, p. 8, for YouTube website access, approx. 5 min), “How to Die,” “Suicide in the Trenches,” “The Rear Guard” (all in TCDT, p. 9); Wilfred Owen: Wilfred Owen in Voices in Wartime (TCDT, p. 10, for YouTube website access, approx. 7 min.), “[I saw his round mouth's crimson],” Anthem for Doomed Youth,” Dulce et Decorum Est” (all in TCDT, p. 11)

November 08: No Class: Dr. Tilghman is attending a literary conference.

Week Thirteen

November 13: Regeneration by Pat Barker Assignment: Part One & Part Two (Kindle book)

November 15: Regeneration

Assignment: Part Three & Part Four (Kindle book)

Week Fourteen

November 20: Regeneration

Assignment: Finish the novel (Kindle book)

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November 22: No Class: Thanksgiving Holiday

Week Fifteen

November 27: W. B. Yeats: immortal artifice Assignment: “No Second Troy,” “Easter, 1916” (both in TCDT, p. 19), “Sailing to Byzantium” (access through TCDT, p. 18), “Byzantium” (access through TCDT, p.18)

November 29: T. S. Eliot: alienation, anxiety, identity Assignment: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (TCDT, p. 22)

Week Sixteen

December 04: W. H. Auden & Philip Larkin: “the folded lie” & the ordinary guy; Dylan Thomas: the not so ordinary poet; Review 20th Century Authors

Assignment: Auden: “September 1, 1939” (access through TCDT, p. 27), “The Shield of Achilles” (access through TCDT, p. 27); Larkin: “Aubade” (access through TCDT, p. 30), “Church Going” (access through TCDT, p. 30); Thomas: “the force that through the green fuse drives the flower” (access through TCDT, p. 29), “Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” (access through TCDT, p. 29)

December 06: 3rd Reading Exam: The Twentieth-Century

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