English 3307:
Restoration and Eighteenth Century British Literature
Eighteenth Century Literature: Making Literature
TR 11:00 -- 12:20
Spring 2016
Course Description
Learning Outcomes and Methods of Assessment
Required Texts
Required Work
NB: students must complete all assignments in order to pass the course. Consult
the detailed handouts/webpages for each assignment for specific guidelines.
Short paper (4-7 pp) | 20% |
Longer (8-10 pp.) researched paper | 30% |
Proposal and annotated bibliography for researched paper | 10% |
Midterm exam | 15% |
Final exam | 15% |
Participation | 10% |
Schedule of Readings and Assignments
(subject to change)Week 1 | Th 1/21 | Introduction to the course; introduction
to Longman Anthology (here's the slide show from class) |
Week 2 | T 1/26 | Dryden: Mac Flecknoe and preface to Fables Ancient and Modern |
Th 1/28 | Wycherley: The Country Wife | |
Week 3 | T 2/2 | Behn: "The Disappointment" Rochester: "The Imperfect Enjoyment" |
Th 2/4 | Perspectives: Coterie Writing | |
Week 4 | T 2/9 | Rochester: “Against Constancy”; “Song”; "Upon Nothing" and A Satyr Against Reason and Mankind |
Th 2/11 | Behn: Oroonoko | |
Week 5 | T 2/16 | Astell: Some Reflections Upon Marriage; printing demonstration |
Th 2/18 | Swift: "A Description of the Morning," "A Description of A City Shower," “The Lady’s Dressing Room” and “Verses on the Death of Dr. Swift” | |
Week 6 | R 2/23 | Pope: Windsor-Forest |
Th 2/25 | No class (professor at conference) | |
Week 7 | T 3/1 | Pope: Essay on Man |
Th 3/3 | Pope: Epistle to a Lady; Leapor:
An Essay on Woman Short paper due |
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Week 8 | T 3/8 | Haywood: Fantomina |
Th 3/10 | Gay: The Beggar’s Opera | |
Spring break 3/14 -- 3/18 | ||
Week 9 | T 3/22 | Midterm exam |
Th 3/24 | Thomson: The Seasons;
Young: The Complaint Paper topics due |
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Week 10 | T 3/29 | Gray: "Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College" and "Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard" |
Th 3/31 | Johnson: Rasselas through ch. 26 (online) | |
Week 11 | T 4/5 | Johnson: Rasselas through end (online) |
Th 4/7 | Goldsmith: The Deserted Village | |
Week 12 | T 4/12 | Sheridan: The School for Scandal (online at
MyLiteratureKit) Proposals and annotated bibliographies due |
Th 4/14 | More: "Sensibility" (online) | |
Week 13 | T 4/19 | Equiano: Interesting Narrative, chapters 2 & 5 (online) |
Th 4/21 | Austen: Pride and Prejudice through vol. I, ch. 11 | |
Week 14 | T 4/26 | Workshop day: draft of long paper due
(2 copies) Print and bring to class 2 copies of peer workshop sheet |
Th 4/28 | Austen: Pride and Prejudice through vol. II ch. 11 | |
Week 15 | T 5/3 | Austen: Pride and Prejudice through vol. III, ch. 2 Longer researched papers due |
Th 5/5 | Austen: Pride and Prejudice through vol. III, ch. 11 | |
Week 16 | T 5/10 | Austen: Pride and Prejudice through end |
Finals | Sat 5/14 | Final exam 1:30 – 4:00 pm |