| Spring 2012 | ENGL 412.1 | W | 6:00 - 8:40 | RH 309 |
David Bywaters |
Title: RESTORATION AND 18th CENTURY ENGLISH LITERATURECourse Description: Later 17th and 18th century literature, including selections from such representative writers as Dryden, Swift, Pope, and Johnson.
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| Detailed Course Description: Reading and discussion of works by representative poets, playwrights, and novelists of the period. The class will proceed chronologically, examining various works in their social, biographical, literary, and political contexts.
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| Course Requirements: Grades will be based on a distribution of up to 500 points as follows: Quizzes (10 points for each of 14); Paper 1 (100 points); Paper 2 (120 points); Paper 1 Discussion (25 points); Paper 2 Discussion (25 points); Attendance (3 points for each of 30 classes); Total points will be converted to grades as follows: 450-500—A; 400-449—B; 350-399—C; 300-349—D; 0-299—F.
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| Required Texts: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels; Samuel Johnson, Rasselas; Other texts will be available online, through Blackboard. |
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