| Dr. M. Diane Krantz | English 4620/5620 |
| 344 Social Sciences | Fall 2007 |
| SS229 | TTH 10-11:15 |
| Off. Hours: MT9-9:45; W 4:30-5:15 | Phone 626-6543 |
| Home Page http://faculty.weber.edu/dkrantz | email: dkrantz@weber.edu |
| Text | Course Description |
| Writing Requirement | Journal |
| Discussion | Alternate Grading |
| Syllabus |
Required
Text:
The Longman Anthology of British Literature, 2nd ed. Vol. 1B
Additional
texts English 5620
Spenser's Faerie Queene Book 3 (unless otherwise noted by instructor)
The Cambridge History of Early Modern English Literature 2002 (as
reference)
Journal of Medieval and Early Modern Studies articles as needed for presentation
and paper
Extra texts in Longman:
Marlowe's Hero and Leander pp. 1125-43
Sidney's Arcadia 1009-1042
Milton's Sampson Agonistes 1985-2029
Description: English 4620/5620 is an introduction
to the best works of the Sixteenth and Seventeenth Centuries. We cover a variety
of genres in order to appreciate the extraordinary diversity and richness of
the period. Throughout the semester, we'll be reading with a consciousness
of the historical continuity of the period, its connection with the artistic
works of the Medieval period, and its difference and similarity to our own
time.
You are the architects of this class. It is only worth as much as you put into
it. I am a resource, not a supplier of produce. What you learn will depend
on the work you do, and therefore your grade will reflect to a large extent
how well you keep up with the reading (more so than perfect understanding)
and the amount you participate (almost as much as how well you write).
Writing Requirements: A midterm (10%) a final exam (20%), a critical paper of about 10 pages on a topic suggested or approved by the instructor (25%), a short essay of 2 pages (10%) and a journal (20%). You may, if you wish, hand in the long essay, at least a week before it is due, and receive written feedback–but no grade–on it. Failure to submit a required paper within a week of the due date, without prior consent of the instructor, will result in an "E" for the final grade for the course.
English 5620 The critical paper is to be between 15 and 20 pages and must
use a minimum of 5 critical sources. The short essay is to be an explication
of one of Sidney's or Shakespeare's sonnets.
Journal Assignment: (Easy A) You will submit
journal entries on the reading by 10:00 am on Thursday of the week for which
they are assigned. The entry should be at least one-half page, typewritten,
with the date and your name. You may focus on one or two readings. Your grade
for journaling begins as an A. You can only lower it by a) failing to hand
entries in at the start of class on the day they are due or b) by
inappropriate responses (summary rather than interpreting or critiquing;
lacking enough specifics to show you read the work). Sample
Journal
DISCUSSION REQUIREMENT (Another easy "A"!) Not only
does your attendance contribute to the community we make in this class, your
contribution to class discussion is crucial to helping others understand the
texts in different ways and to clarifying your own position--ideas that will
show up in your papers. I grade your participation according to the number
of times you attend class during the semester, working on the basis that you
can't participate if you don't attend.
0-3 absences = A; 4 absences = A-; 5 absences = B; 5 absences = B-; and so
forth. Your 4 freebies are intended to cover such emergencies as the
day you were sick, the day the baby sitter didn't make it. After your three
freebies,
every absence counts against your attendance/participation grade. You can't
hand in a journal entry after it is due, but 2 missing journal entries are
free!
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Possible Alternate Grading System: If you wish not
to be responsible for the class day-by-day, you may sign a contract to be graded
on only the following: A midterm (15%) a final exam (35%), a critical paper
of about 10 pages on a topic suggested or approved by the instructor (35%),
a short essay of 2 pages (15%). This contract must be submitted, signed
and dated, by September 7. These are the only conditions under which this grading
system will be used.
I, _______________________________________, wish to be graded according to
the system described immediately above. I understand that once this contract
is submitted, it is non-negotiable.
Warning: This contract assumes you are self-motivated and well disciplined.
You will find it almost impossible to pass the class if you don't keep up
with the reading. The assignments and test will assume you have done all
of it. Also, while you won't lose credit for absences, neither will you gain
it for attendance or journaling. Your entire grade will depend on your writing
skills.
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Disclaimer: This is a contract between us for the work needed to pass this class. Unavoidable circumstances may necessitate adjustment of the syllabus, but I will try to adhere to it as given.
Any student requiring accommodations or services due to a disability must contact Services for Students with disabilities (SSD) in room 181 of the Student Service Center. SSD can also arrange to provide course materials (including this syllabus) in alternative formats if necessary.
Ethics:
Failure to maintain academic ethics/academic honesty, including the avoidance
of cheating, plagiarism, collusion, and falsification, will result in an
E in this course, and may result in charges issued, hearings held, and/or
sanctions imposed.
Readings are due on the day for which they are listed. When no page numbers
are given, read the complete selection by the author. You are expected to
produce a typed page of response by 10:00 am each Thursday on one of the
readings for that week unless you have chosen the alternate grading system.
| Week 1 | Week 2 | Week 3 | Week 4 | Week 5 |
| Week 6 | Week 7 | Week 8 | Week 9 | Week 10 |
| Week 11 | Week 12 | Week 13 | Week 14 | Week 15 |
Week 1 Week 2 Week 3
T. Finish Utopia and read: Government and
Self-Government
pp 756-776
T. Intro to class; Book; expectations. Computer Teaching Room: Assignments
Th. Introduction to the Early Modern Period; 641-62; Outlined background:
Social
and Political; Literary historical; Indepth:
Socio-political
description; literary
history; definition and history of European Renaissance (optional reading):http://www.luminarium.org/renlit/renaissanceinfo.htm; Castiglione:
pp 771-2; outline; lecture;
reading
guide;
T. Wyatt; Surrey 669-686; notes
Th. More's Utopia; 686-755; overview; reading
guide; notes
Th. Sidney "The Apology for Poetry, 967-1001" reading
guide; notes; Queen Elizabeth,1078-93; notes
and reading guide; Herbert:
1067-76; Sidney's Astrophil and Stella 1043-50, notes
T.
Raleigh, 1191-92; 1194-1222 notes;
Marlowe's Passionate Shepherd 1123-25; Spencer's Faerie
Queen pp789-827; diagram
Book I thanks to Winfried Schleiner, UC Davis English Dept;
medieval cosmos; Book 1 summary
Th. Spencer's Faerie Queen pp827-873, reading
guide
Week 5
T. Spencer's Faerie Queen pp873-912; scholarly
lecture(optional); short
form
Th. Spencer's Faerie Queen Books 1 pp912-934; Amoretti 954-957
T.
Spencer's Epithalamion; 957-966 Guide
Questions from the Internet; reading
guide
Th. Shakespeare's sonnets pp.1225-1237; introduction;
scholarly lecture; guide
questions
Week 7
T. Marlowe's Faustus 1143-1169; reading
guide
Th. Faustus 1169-1191; scholarly
lecture; medieval
psychology; medieval universe; Practice
sheet for Midterm
Week 8
M-Th Midterm
on 16th C in Testing Center
T. Introduction
to Early 17th Century; the Civil War pp1779-1809; Supplementary
Reading on the Jacobean period;
Long Paper Assignment
Th.
On Women & Gender: 1496-1505 & 1514-1522; Dekker & Middleton 1416-1448
Week 9 Week 10
T. Dekker 1448-1493
Th. Jonson 1542-1642
T. Burton: 1771-1778; guide questions; Mandatory draft
workshop for the long paper.
Th. Hobbes 1762-66; Internet
lecture
notes; Guide questions
Week 11
T. Long paper due. Donne 1647-58; 1662-68 Reading
guide
Th. Jonson, 1628-35; Herrick 1674-1680; 1685; Phillips,
1738-1746; Marvell, 1724-31 Reading guide
T.
Lanyer 1093-1103,
reading
guide;
Wroth, 1668-1673;
Lecture notes;.
Herbert, 1685-1699;
Th. Emblem and Style 1699-1711; Bacon 1747-1755 ; Reading
guide
T Milton
1810-1812;
1836-1880Reading
guide Bks 1-4; Study
guide for Paradise
Lost; Pictures
for Paradise Lost
Th. Holiday
Week
14
T. Milton 1880-1934 Short
Paper assignment; Sample
explication Week 15
T. Milton 1978-1985; 1812-1825; Reading
guide Bks 5-8 FINAL EXAM: Weds. Dec. 12, 9:30-11:30
Th. Milton 1934-1978: Lecture
on Paradise Lost
Th. Short paper due. Discussion about the final exam.
