**Note: The Abbreviation "NA" Refers to Page Numbers in your Norton Anthology of English Literature, 9th Edition**

 

Unit 1: Foundations—Anglo-Saxon Culture and the (Surprising) Origins of “English” Literature

 

Week 1:

Tues. Jan. 21—Introductions; What is "English Literature I"?

 

Wed. Jan 22— Lit Lab—Critical Reading (Make sure you bring your Norton Anthologies; we will use them today)

 

Fri. Jan. 24— Beowulf to line 660  (NA 55) (Follow link for a copy of Beowulf reading for today and Next Tues..)

 

Week 2:

Tues. Jan. 28—Beowulf to line 1250 (NA 69)

 

Wed. Jan. 29—Lit Lab.: Literature and History Timelines (continue reading/commonplacing Beowulf, at least up to up to line 1962 (NA 83) to stay on track for next week’s reading). *Bring Your MLA Handbooks to class--we'll be using them today* 

 

Fri. Jan. 31— Finish Beowulf (link takes you to a copy of the reading, from line 1250 to the end of the text)

 

Week 3:

Tues. Feb. 4—Final Discussion of Beowulf 

Commonplace Book (Assignment #1) Due

 

Wed. Feb. 5—Timeline Entries Due (Please Post by Class Time); Lit Lab on the Periods of English Literature and History 

 

Unit 2: Visions of Court and Community in Early English Literature

 

Fri. Feb. 6—Marie de France,  “Bisclavret” (The Werewolf) (not in your Norton Anthology--follow the link for the story) and “Lanval” (NA 154-167)

 

Week 4:

Tues. Feb. 11—Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Part I

 

Wed. Feb. 12—Lit. Lab: Lost in Translation? Read Sir Gawain, Part II

 

Fri. Feb. 14—Sir Gawain and the Green Knight, Parts III and IV

 

Week 5:

Tues. Feb. 18—Listen to Chaucer Reading Online; In-Class Exercise on reading Chaucer’s Middle English

 

Wed. Feb. 19—Critical Analysis Exam #1 (Timeline Exam)

 

Fri. Feb. 21—Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Prologue, pages 243-287 (Note: This is different from the reading in the Norton Anthology; Please Print out and bring to class) 

 

Week 6:

Tues. Feb. 25—Chaucer, The Wife of Bath’s Tale, pages 289-309 (continued in the reading linked above)

 

Wed. Feb. 26—Introduction of Wikipedia Project; Library Session on Collecting Resources for Wikipedia project; Read MLA Handbook, sections 1.1, 1.2, 1.4 (all sections), and 1.6 (all sections)  Class meets in library--Rm. M42

 

Editing Project Due (Optional Assignment #1)

 

Unit 3: Poetry, the Definition of Civilization?

  

Fri. Feb. 28—1) Shakespeare, Sonnet 55 (NA 1176)

2) Robert Herrick, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time.” (NA 1762)

3) Andrew Marvell, “To His Coy Mistress” (NA 1796) 

4) “Literary Terminology”

 

Week 7:

Tues. March 4—1) Wyatt (“Whoso list…”), Petrarch, Rima 190 (both on NA 649); From Spenser’s Amoretti: Sonnet 67 (NA 988)

2) Wyatt, “My Galley” (NA 651) and Petrarch Rima 189 (NA 652); Spenser, Amoretti Sonnet 34 (NA 987)

 

Wed. March 5—Shakespeare, Sonnet 135 and read this model essay: Model Essay on Sonnet and follow these guidelines in reading the essay in preparation for class: How to Read the Model Essay 

 

Fri. March 7—Lit. Lab: Close and Distant Readings 

 

Week 8:

Tues. March 11—Titus Andronicus, Act I

 

Wed. March 12—Ovid, "Tale of Philomela" from the Metamorphoses Lit. Lab: Adaptation

 

Titus Andronicus, Act I 

 

Fri. March 14—Wikipedia Presentations and Portfolios (Group Project #1) Due

 

SPRING BREAK (MARCH 17-20)

 

Week 9:

Tues. March 25—Titus Andronicus, Acts II and III

 

Wed. March 26—Finish Titus Andronicus (Acts IV-V) and watch Julie Taymor, Titus (film adaptation of Shakespeare's Play); Film on Reserve in the Library: Please view at least once before class. 

 

Fri. March 28—

 

Week 10:

Tues. April 1—POETRY QUIZ

 

Unit 4: Reformation and Rebellion

 

Wed. April 2—The Pardoner’s Prologue, pages 512-523 (Note: This is different from the reading in the Norton Anthology; Please Print out and bring to class) and The Medieval Church

 

Fri. April 4—Pardoner’s Tale, pages 523-549 (continued in the linked reading above);

 

Week 11:

Tues. April 8—Spenser, “A Letter of the Author’s” (NA 716-719); The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto 1

 

Wed. April 9—For Class: watch Secrets of the Dead: Battle for the Bible (Follow Link to Watch the Video Online); Lit. Lab: Saints and Martyrs in John Foxe's Acts and Monuments

 Close and Distant Reading of Sonnet (Assignment #3) Due in Class.

 

Fri. April 11—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 2 and 3

 

Week 12:

Tues. April 15—NO CLASS (PASSOVER)

Wed. April 16—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 4 and 5

 

Fri. April 18—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 6 and 7

 

Week 13:

Tues. April 22—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 8 and 9

 

Wed. April 23—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Cantos 10 and 11

 

Fri. April 25—The Faerie Queene, Book I, Canto 12 (Final Review Discussion)

 

Week 14:

Tues. April 29—John Milton, Paradise Lost, Book 1 (In Hell) (NA 1831-1850) (Follow this link to download a program that contains an audio version of Books 1 and 9) Image Analysis (Assignment #4) Due in Class 

 

Wed. April 30— Paradise Lost, Book 3, lines 1-343 (God and the Son hatch a plan)

 

Fri. May 1—Paradise Lost, Book 9, lines 1-732 (Temptation)  

 

Week 14:

Tues. May 6—Paradise Lost, Book 9, lines 733-1189 (Fall), Book 12, lines 624-49 (Expulsion) 

 

Final Exam: Tuesday, May 13th, 10:15-12:15