Aphra Behn, The Rover (Broadview)

Diana Hacker, A Pocket Style Manual, 4th ed. (Bedford/St. Martin's) or Jane E. Aaron, The Little, Brown

Schedule

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Date	Readings	Assignments
July 6	Introduction; "Introduction" (2045-60) (skim); "John Dryden 1631-1700" (2071-72; ) Dryden's Prologues and Epilogues: A Selection (handout) and "Epilogue" to Amphitryon	In-Class Writing 1
July 11	To the Memory of Mr. Oldham (2106), To My Dear Friend Mr. Congreve, To. . .Anne Killigrew; Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, To the Memory of Mr. Congreve	In-Class Writing 2
July 13	Andrew Marvell, Fleckno , "John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester" (2162), An Allusion to Horace The 10th Satyr of the 1st Book; Dryden, Mac Flecknoe (2099-2105)	In-Class Writing 3
July 18	Aphra Behn, The Rover	In-Class Writing 4
July 20	Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (2075-99) and 2 Samuel 13-18; John Wilmot, Second Earl of Rochester, A Satyr on Charles II	In-Class Writing 5
July 25	Dryden, A Song for St. Celia's Day (2106-08), Alexander's Feast (2109-13), and Aphra Behn, Oroonoko (2170-2215)	In-Class Writing 6
July 27	William Congreve, The Way of the World (2215-80)	In-Class Writing 7
August 1	Mary Astell (2280-84); Daniel Defoe, Roxana (2284-91), Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, The Lover: A Ballad and Epistle from Mrs. Yonge to Her Husband (2579-83); Mary, Lady Chudleigh, To the Ladies; John Wilmot, Second earl of Rochester, "The Imperfect Enjoyment" (2163-65); Aphra Behn, "The Disappointment" (2167-70); Jonathan Swift, The Lady's Dressing Room (2584-88);Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, The Reasons that Induced Dr. S to Write a Poem Called the Lady's Dressing Room (2588-90); Alexander Pope, "Impromptu to Lady Winchilsea" (2590-91); Anne Finch, Countess of Winchilsea, "The Answer (To Pope's Impromptu)" (2591-92); Pope, "Epistle 2. To a Lady" (2592-99); Anne Ingram, Viscountess Irwin, "An Epistle to Mr. Pope" (2599-2603); Mary Leapor, "An Essay on Woman" (2603-05)	Midterm Paper; In-Class Writing 8
August 3	NO CLASS. CLICK ON THE DATE TO GO TO ONLINE LECTURES. Jonathan Swift (2298-99), Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift (2301-12); Gulliver's Travels (2329-34), Part 4 (2428-73)	In-Class Writing 9: EMAIL TO ME
August8	Joseph Addison, The Spectator, No. 10 (2479-81, 2492-94); Alexander Pope (2505-08), The Rape of the Lock (2525-44)	In-Class Writing 10
August 10	"Epistle to Miss Blount" (2544-45), Epistle to Dr. Arbuthnot (2563-73); The Dunciad: Book the Fourth (2573-79)	In-Class Writing 11
August 15	John Gay, The Beggar's Opera (2605-52)	In-Class Writing 12
August 17	Samuel Johnson (2660-62), The Vanity of Human Wishes (2662-70); Rasselas (2678-2712)	In-Class Writing 13
August 19	Final Exam	Email to me by August 21

REQUIREMENTS AND GRADES

Education requires active participation of the whole class. We all have the obligation to contribute to the education of others in the class as well as our own. The only way to accomplish this is to attend class regularly, read texts carefully before class, complete assignments on time, bring books to class, and contribute to the discussion.

Each class there will be a twenty-minute in-class writing assignment designed to provoke discussion and to provide practice in written analysis. These writings will be graded mainly for insight, originality, and supporting evidence.

A Midterm and a Final paper will provide the opportunity to develop a topic in more detail. They must be three-five pages, typed, double-spaced.

Attendance

• Education is a contact sport. If you are not in class, you can not contribute to your own education and that of the other students; therefore, more than two absences during the semester will lower your grade. If you miss more than three classes, you will be in danger of failing the course and should withdraw.

• If you miss a class, you are responsible for the material discussed in that class. Be sure to obtain notes (preferably from more than one student).

• But attendance in itself is not sufficient. Your grade will also be based on the quality of your participation. Bring your books to class.

• Please come to class on time prepared to stay the whole period. It is very annoying to the class if students are constantly coming and going. (Let me know, of course, of special circumstances.) There will be a ten-minute break approximately half-way through.

• Please turn-off cell phones and pagers!

Late Assignments

• If you miss a class, you must make up the In-class Writing by submitting it by email or at the next class meeting. All In-class Writing assignments are available through the class web site. (You may respond to any of the questions listed.) Please contact me if you are having trouble keeping up with readings and assignments. More than three late assignments during the semester will lower your grade.

• You are responsible for all the material covered in class. Late In-class Writings should reflect but not simply repeat class discussion, and will be graded accordingly. Better late than never, however.

• To pass the course, you must complete every assignment. Please speak to me if you are having trouble keeping up with readings and written work.

Class Web Site

• The syllabus, daily class materials, all assignments, exams, internet readings, and other resources are available on the class web site.

• Check the web site regularly for changes and addition of new resources.

• If you have any suggestions for adding to and/or improving this page, just let me know. Your contributions are welcome.

Grading

Course Requirements	Percentage of Grade
Daily In-Class Writings	50%
Midterm Paper	20%
Final Paper	20%
Class Participation	10%