SYLLABUS FOR WORLD LITERATURE I

Instructor: Dr. Geraldine Martin

Office: Room # 514

Office Phone: 473-4290

E-mail: gmartin@ccsj.edu

Office Hours: Monday 3:20-5:00

Wednesday: 12:30-4:00

Thursday: 3:20-7:00

Course Time: Wednesday 8:50 a.m. – 11:50 a.m.

Great classics--ancient, medieval, and Renaissance--will be studied with attention to major literary themes and important ideas, to the interrelations of the literature of various times and lands, including native and non-Western literatures, such as Asian, African, Native American and Latin American works.

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Textbooks: The sixth edition of: The Norton Anthology of The World Masterpieces is the principle text. In addition each student will purchase and read two paper back books; King Lear (any edition by Shakespeare) and paper back edition of the Canterbury Tales, by Chaucer

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.

Calumet College of St. Joseph adheres to citation guidelines as written in the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, Fourth Edition. A copy is available from the Calumet College of St. Joseph bookstore. This text outlines how to cite references from a variety of sources, including electronic media.

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. A written request for withdrawal must be received by the Registrar 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).

Class Policy on Attendance: Students are expected to attend every class. Up to six excused absences may be allowed for good reasons only. After missing eight hours of class, a student will receive an F.

Class Policy For Assignments: Each student is given a weekly discussion grade and two comprehensive exams, a mid-term and a final on which the final grades are based. In addition there will be a brief quiz at the beginning of each class over the assigned reading material in order to determine whether the student has done the entire assignment.

Students in this course will: Acquaint themselves with the great ideas and literature of the western world, beginning with the ancient Greeks, so that he/she may be conscience of his/her own rich heritage and open to that of other cultures.

Exams (Midterm, Final, Quizzes) 60% of grade

Class participation/collaboration/attendance/assignments 40% of grade

All assignments are to be in essay form.

 Class Participation: Each and every student will be expected to participate in weekly class discussions. This requires that the assigned material be read before each class.

Week One: An introduction to Ancient Greece, background and literary sources. Students read and discuss the ILIAD and the ODYSSEY by Homer, text p. 70-526. Also, an introduction on ancient Greece and introductory notes on Homer.

 Week Two: "Agamemnon" by Aeschylus Begin the reading and discussion of Oedipus the King" by Sophocles. Page 651

 Week Three: Oedipus by Sophocles and Antigone by Sophocles

 Week Four: Reading and discussion of Medea by Euripides p. 743

Begin reading: The Book of Jobe in its entirety from The Jerusalem Bible, The Revised Standard Version or The New American Bible

 Week Six: Finish The Book of Jobe. Read and discuss "Dinner with Trimalchio" by Petronius p. 374. Read the Creation, The Four Ages, and The Flood from Ovid’s Metamorphoses. Introduction to the middle ages. Poems: "The Wanderer" and "Deirdre"

 Week Seven: Dante: "Inferno" Read all of it. In addition read "Paradiso" all sections in your text.

 Week eight: mid-term exam

Introduction to Chaucer: The Canterbury Tales. Read and discuss all tales in the text p. 1433-1500 plus, "The Wife of Bath’s prologue and tale, The Physician’s Tale, The Prioress Tale, The Reeves’ Tale- in paperback.

 Week Nine: Finish Chaucer. Read Machiavelli: The Prince p. 1582-1597 and p. 1597-1644

 Week Ten: Read and discuss Cervantes: Don Quixote (all selections in text, p. 1679 ff)

Read and discuss "The Tragical History of Dr. Faustus" by Marlowe

 Week Eleven: King Lear by Shakespeare

 Week Twelve: King Lear

 Week Thirteen: Catch up or review

 Final Exam