World Literature
from the 16th
Century
ENGL-2040
Texts:
Norton Anthology of Western Literature, Volume 2.
Macbeth, Signet Classic Edition.
We will read selected
works of major writers from the late Renaissance, Enlightenment, and
Romantic eras to the present. In the process, we will explore the culture,
heritage, and dynamic intellectual history of the fundamental views
of what it means to be human. What changing roles do tradition, emotion,
rationality, religion, and inspiration play in finding meaning? How
have our views changed? In what ways have they remained the same?
We will read drama,
fiction, poetry, and selected essays, examining the language, approach,
and thematic focus of each, placing them in their historical moment
and asking why we still read them.
There will be frequent
quizzes, one paper, a mid-term and a final exam. You are allowed five
cuts in this class without penalty. After that, your grade is lowered.
Except under extraordinary circumstances, after seven absences, you
cannot pass the course. You are allowed two late arrivals. All others
after that are counted as an absence. Your class participation, both
orally in class and through posting on WebCT, is very important and
will be a significant part of your grade.
My office number
is 1218 and my phone number is 333-7137. I am here on Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Friday. If you wish to discuss something, please feel free to see
me during my office hours from 12 to 2, or to arrange some other mutually
convenient time. My e-mail address is
jglickman@ccri.edu.
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