Missouri Western State College
Department of English, Foreign Languages, and Journalism
ENG 210.80 Approaches to Literature: Origin and Direction
12:30-1:50 T TH, JGM 120
Fall 2000 Instructor: Dennis Chepurnov
Office: JGM 309G
Office Hours: 2:00-4:00 M; 11:00-12:00 T Th; and by appointment
Phone: 271-5812 (during office hours)
e-mail: chepurno@missouriwestern.edu
Text
The Bedford Introduction to Literature. Ed. Michael Meyer. 5th ed. Boston:
Bedford/St. Martin’s, 1999. Course Objectives
(see also the ENG 210 departmental web page: http://www.missouriwestern.edu/EFLJ/eng210.asp)
In this course you will:
▸ study fiction, poetry, and drama
▸ learn conventions of literary terminology and theory
▸ learn different approaches to literary criticism
▸ learn to analyze works of literature
▸ employ formal conventions of writing literary research/analysis papers Attendance Policy
Attendance is expected (be sure to sign in daily). Unless excused and made-up,
every three absences will decrease your final grade by a letter. Students with Disabilities Policy
Any student in this course who has a disability that requires any special
consideration should make an appointment to meet with me as soon as possible
to discuss class requirements. Assignments and Grading Policy
Three papers (Fiction, Poetry, Drama) x100 pts each == 300 pts
Reading journal (follow the attached guidelines), Quizzes & Exercises == 100 pts
Midterm Exam and Final Exam x100 pts each == 200 pts
600 pts total: A (600-540); B (539-480); C (479-420); D (419-360); F (359-0) Academic Honesty Policy
You are expected to do your own work in this course. Any case of
cheating/plagiarism will result in no credit (0) for that assignment and may
result in a disciplinary action by the College. Tentative Calendar
T 8/22 Course, Texts, Literature
Th 8/24 Introduction (1-6), Ch 1 (9-13), Ch 37 (2021-5) T 8/29 Ch 3 (60-8), Dubus (81-94)
Th 8/31 Formalism (2025-7), Faulkner (480-94), Ferguson (500-1) T 9/5 Ch 4 (97-102), Melville (112-37), Biographical Criticism (2027-9), Hawthorne (138)
Th 9/7 Hawthorne (306-19), Ch 2 (40-43) T 9/12 Ch 5 (143- 52), Camus (Handout)
Th 9/14 Psychological Criticism (2029-31), Wilson (497-99), Jen (642-53) T 9/19 Ch 6 (174-9), Chekhov (185-96), Oates (199-212)
Th 9/21 Historical & Marxist Criticisms (2031-33), DeMott (495-7), London (Handout) T 9/26 Ch 7 (215-7), O’Connor (369-73, 381-92, 407-426), Mythological Criticism (2037-9)
Th 9/28 New Historicism & Cultural Criticism (2033-35), Joyce (507-522) T 10/3 Ch 8 (243-9), Mishima (593-609), Yoko (Handout), Gender Criticism (2035-7)
Th 10/5 Ch 9 (268-72), O’Brien (555-64) T 10/10 Reader Response & Deconstruction (2039-43), Munro (442-54, 474-5(Ross), 477-8)
Th 10/12 Midterm Examination T 10/17 Ch 14 (671-91), Salter (703-5)
Th 10/19 Ch 16 (717-27, 746-8), Ch 17 (752-9), Auden (1076-7), Neruda (1141-2) T 10/24 Ch 18 (775-84), Ch 19 (797-806), Ch 15 (710-6)
Th 10/26 Ch 20 (826-38), Ch 21 (856-63) T 10/31 Ch 22 (876-901), Ch 23 (902-24)
Th 11/2 Ch 28 (1169-95) T 11/7 Ch 31 – Shakespeare (1316-26), Hamlet (Acts I&II: 1382-1424)
Th 11/9 Hamlet (Acts III&IV: 1424-63), Ch 29 (1210-6) T 11/14 Hamlet (Act V: 1464-80), Ch 32 (1559-63), A Doll House (Act I: 1563-83)
Th 11/16 A Doll House (1598-1612), Ch 33 (1627-43)
T 11/21 Williams (1864-1910)
Th 11/23 No Class – Thanksgiving Break T 11/28 Hwang (Acts I&II: 1672-1714)
Th 11/30 Hwang (1715-28)
Reading Journals
Your journal should be your response to (not a summary of) the assigned works
of literature. Every journal entry should include your name, date, and the
title of the work. Journals are due at the beginning of each class . No late
journals will be accepted. A journal entry may be any one of the following:
– your exploration of the emotional effects created by the work
– a connection between the work and personal experiences
– your response to the moral/thematic issues raised by the work
– a correlation with relevant works from music, art, science or other disciplines
– a comparison, using any of the above as guidelines, to any other work(s) we read. Sometimes you also may be asked to respond along the lines of a specific
question or through an exercise. I encourage you to try out various ways of
responding throughout this semester. |