Calumet College of St.
Joseph
SYLLABUS FOR WORLD
LITERATURE II
Term: Spring, 2001-2002
(012) (Jan. 7-April 20)
Course Number: (ENG 231X)
Instructor: Dr. Valerie Pennanen
Office
Phone: (219) 473-4294
E-mail: vpennanenccsj@hotmail.com
Home
Phone: (219) 937-0341
Office
Hours: By Appointment
Instructor
Background: B.A., Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology and
Ancient Greek (Bryn Mawr College); M.A. and Ph.D., Classical Art and
Archaeology (The University of Michigan); teaching experience in classics, art
history, art appreciation, and liberal studies.
Course
Time: Monday – 7:00p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
Course
Description: This course continues the classical literature
studies of English 230 with emphasis on romantic, realistic, and modern
literature. It also presents the
student with major works in translation from French, Spanish, Russian, and
African classics.
Learning
Outcomes/ Competencies:
Students in this course will become familiar with
the great literary heritage of our world from the Enlightenment through the
twentieth century.
Textbooks:
M. Mack et al. ed., The Norton Anthology of World Masterpieces, Volume
II (7th edition, 1999)
Learning
Strategies: Lectures, group discussions
and dramatic readings.
Assessment:
Exams (Midterm and Final) 50 % of grade
Class Participation 25
% of grade
Final Paper 25 % of grade
Class
Policy for Assignments: If a student
misses a test, he/she must contact the instructor within 48 hours to arrange
for a makeup. The 48-hour rule also
applies to a missed paper deadline.
Makeup tests and paper extensions will be granted ONLY in case of
illness or family emergency.
Grading
Scale:
A: 92-100 A-: 90-91 B+: 88-89 B: 82-87 B-:
80-81 C+: 78-79
C: 72-77
C-: 70-71 D+: 68-69
D: 62-67 D-: 60-61
F: 59 & below
Class
Policy on Attendance:
Regular attendance is crucial to your success in this class. More than two (2) absences will be sure to
harm your class participation grade (and they are bound to hurt your other
grades, too). If you miss more than
three (3) classes, you should consider withdrawing.
Class
Policy on Electronic Devices:
Tape recording of lectures is permitted, although not encouraged. If you feel that you absolutely must carry a
pager, beeper, or cell phone, please speak with the instructor prior to
class.
Course
Outline:
Class
Dates: Topics/Assignments:
Week 1 (January 7) Welcome and Introduction
Week 2 (January 14) Moliere, Tartuffe
Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz, “Reply to Sor Filotea de la Cruz”
Week
3 (January 21) Swift, Gulliver’s
Travels, Part IV: A Voyage to the Country of
the Houyhnhnms
Pope, “An Essay on Man,” Epistle I
Voltaire, Candide
Week 4 (January 28) Poems by Blake:
“Introduction” (from Songs of Innocence)
“The Lamb”
“The Little Black Boy”
“Holy Thursday”
“The Chimney Sweeper” (from Songs of Innocence)
“The Tyger”
“The Chimney Sweeper” (from Songs of Experience)
Poem by Wordsworth:
“Ode on
Intimations of Immortality”
Week 5 (February 4) Poem by Coleridge:
“Kubla Khan”
Poems by Shelley:
“Stanzas Written in Dejection”
“Ode to the West Wind”
Poems by Keats:
“On First Looking into
Chapman’s Homer”
“Bright Star”
“La Belle Dame sans Merci”
“Ode on a Grecian Urn”
“Ode to a Nightingale”
Goethe, Faust
Week 6 (February
11) Douglass, Narrative
of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An
American Slave
Review for Midterm Exam
Week 7 (February 18) Midterm Exam
Week 8 (February 25) Flaubert, Madame Bovary
Week 9 (March 4) Dostoevsky,
Notes from Underground (Part I, only)
Tolstoy, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich”
Poems by Dickinson:
“I
died for Beauty”
“I
heard a Fly buzz”
“Because
I could not stop for Death”
Week 10 (March 11) Kafka, The Metamorphosis
Mann, Death in Venice
Poem by Yeats:
“The
Second Coming”
Week 11 (March 18) Poems by Eliot:
“The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”
“The Waste Land”
FINAL PAPERS DUE
Week 12 (March 25) Borowski, “Ladies and Gentlemen,
to the Gas Chamber”
Camus, “The Guest”
Beckett, Endgame
Week 13 (April 1) Wright, “The Man Who Was Almost
A Man”
Lessing, “The Old Chief
Mshlanga”
Bachmann, “The Barking”
Garcia Marquez, “Death Constant
Beyond Love”
Week 13 (December 3) Review for Final Exam
Week 14 (December 10) FINAL EXAM
Class
Participation:
Please note that this accounts for 25% of your course grade.
Center
for Academic Excellence:
Tutoring
assistance is free to all students of Calumet College of St. Joseph. Call the
Center for Academic Excellence (CAE), to make an appointment at 473-4287. The
Center has experienced and well-trained tutors in most subject areas to help
students who are struggling in a course or who are doing well and would like to
do better. Regular weekly tutoring sessions are likely to improve your grade.
Statement
of Plagiarism:
If an instructor or other Calumet College of St.
Joseph personnel find that a student has plagiarized or been involved in
another form of academic dishonesty, the instructor or other personnel may
elect to bring the matter up for judicial review. The maximum penalty for any
form of academic dishonesty is dismissal from the College. The procedures for
judicial review are listed under the section of CCSJ handbook that addresses
student grievances. (Academic Planner 2001/2002 p.27)
Citation
Guidelines:
Calumet College
of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as prescribed by the particular
discipline (i.e., MLA, APA, and Chicago Manual of Style or Turabian.). All of these guidelines are available in the
Calumet College of St. Joseph library or bookstore. These texts outline how to cite references from a variety of
sources, including electronic media.
Withdrawal
from Classes Policy:
After the last
day for class changes has passed (see College calendar), students may withdraw
from a course in which they are registered with permission from the faculty
member conducting the course. A written request detailing the reason(s) for the
withdrawal must be filed with the Registrar. The Registrar must receive written
request for withdrawal by the last day of classes prior to the final
examination dates specified in the catalogue. Written requests may be mailed to
the Registrar or faxed to the College fax number 219-473-4259. Students are to
make note of the refund schedule when withdrawing from courses. The request is
forwarded to the faculty member, who makes the final determination to accept or
deny the request. If the request is honored, the student will receive
notification of official withdrawal; if denied, the notification will indicate
why the withdrawal is disallowed. Note: Degree Completion Division (DCD)
students should consult the DCD Student Handbook for information on DCD
withdrawals.
An official
withdrawal is recorded as a "W" grade on the student's transcript.
Dropping a course without written permission automatically incurs an
"F" grade for the course (see Refund Schedule).