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Professor Robson's contact information: Office Hours: M 1-2, Th 1.40-2.40 257 Voorhies |
Molly Hillard's contact information Office Hours: Th 1.40-2.40, F 2.10-3.10 207 Voorhies |
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Tel: 752-5921 |
e-mail: mmhillard@ucdavis.edu |
NB: Readings from the Course Reader, available from Classical Notes, are marked "R" plus the appropriate number. Other readings, apart from our two novels, are from the new Norton Anthology Seventh Edition, volume II. Always read the relevant biographical introduction in the Norton about each writer we study.
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Sep 28 Th |
Introduction | |
| Oct 3 Tu | What is Folklore, and what is Victorian Folklore? R items 1-5 (Brunvand, Dundes, and the 3 Sleeping Beauty Versions). | |
| 5 Th |
Industrial Revolution 1. "Industrialism," Norton pp.1696-1719; Carlyle: from Past and Present, Norton pp. 1110-19; Ruskin: from The Stones of Venice, Norton pp. 1432-42; Extracts from Government Reports: R item 6; Barrett Browning: "The Cry of the Children," Norton pp. 1174-78. Hand in discussion question 1. |
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| 10 Tu |
Industrial Revolution 2. Browning: "The Pied Piper of Hamelin," (distributed in class with assorted handouts) |
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| 12 Th | Midterm 1 | |
| 17 Tu |
Victorian Art and the Representation of Women. "The Woman Question," Norton pp. 1719-39; Tennyson: "Mariana" and "The Lady of Shalott," Norton pp. 1202-08; C. Rossetti: "In An Artist's Studio," Norton p. 1586; D. G. Rossetti: "Jenny," R item 7. |
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| 19 Th |
Focus on Little Red Riding Hood. R items 8 and 9 (versions from Dundes and Zipes). In-class discussion question 2. |
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| 24 Tu | C. Brontë: Jane Eyre. Chs 1-15 | |
| 26 Th | Jane Eyre. Chs 15-27 | |
| 31 Tu | Jane Eyre. Chs 27-end. Hand in discussion question 3. | |
| Nov 2 Th | Jane Eyre. R items 10 and 11 (Yeats and Montagu) and assorted handouts. General discussion | |
| 7 Tu |
Arnold: "The Scholar Gypsy" and "Dover Beach," Norton pp. 1485-93. |
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| 9 Th | C. Rossetti: "Goblin Market," Norton pp. 1589-1601, R item 12 (Curtin), and assorted handouts. In-class discussion question 4. | |
| 14 Tu | Midterm 2 | |
| 16 Th | Dickens: Great Expectations. Chs 1-15. | |
| 21 Tu | Great Expectations. Chs 16-30. | |
| 23 Th | THANKSGIVING HOLIDAY | |
| 28 Tu | Great Expectations. Chs 31-45. Hand in discussion question 5. | |
| 30 Th | Great Expectations. Chs 46-end. R item 13 (Cinderella) and assorted handouts. General discussion plus an examination of its folkloric contexts. | |
| Dec 5 Tu | Group presentations 1. 5-7 page paper due in class. | |
| 7 Th | Group presentations 2. "The Victorian Age," Norton pp. 1043-65. Review | |
| Dec 12 Tu | Final examination 8-10am |
Brontë, Charlotte. Jane Eyre (Penguin).
Dickens, Charles. Great Expectations (Penguin).
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Seventh Edition, Vol. II.
The Course Reader, available from Classical Notes
Please bring one blue book for each midterm and two blue books for the final. Your 5-7 page paper for this class should be typed, proof-read for spelling and grammar, double-spaced in a 10 or 12 point font, and have approximately one-inch margins. It will be due at the beginning of class on Tuesday December 5th. Late papers will be marked down one full grade. To pass the class, you must turn in the paper, participate in a group presentation and take all three exams.
| Midterm 1 | (15%) | |
| Midterm 2 | (10%) | |
| 5-7 Page Paper | (20%) | |
| Group Presentation | (20%) | |
| Attendance and Participation | (10%) | |
| Final Exam | (25%) |
1: Class attendance is compulsory: any student who is absent for five or more classes runs the risk of failing the course.
2: Academic dishonesty, i.e. cheating or plagiarism (allowing or causing the reader to believe that other people's words or ideas are your own), will result in referral to Student Judicial Affairs and can also result in failure of the course.