UNIT ONE: MODERNISM

 



WEEK 1

1/7
INTRODUCTIONS

1/9
HEART OF DARKNESS
SECTIONS 1 + 2 (pp 3-54)

1/11
HEART OF DARKNESS
SECTION 3 (pp 54-77)

"AN IMAGE OF AFRICA" - ACHEBE (pp 336-349)
(or, a slightly different version available here)

Heart of Darkness


WEEK 2

1/14
"POL NAT'LISM: IRISH HISTORY 1798-1916" (227-262)
"RELIGION" (277-289)
"STRUCTURAL OVERVIEW OF THE NARR." (307-309)

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
SECTION I (pp 5-52)

1/16
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
SECTION II (pp 52-89)

1/18
PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
SECTIONS III + IV (pp 89-151)

The Straightness of the Prison of Hell, 1688


WEEK 3

1/21
NO CLASS - MLK DAY

1/23
"MODERNIST THEORY AND CRITICISM" (HO)
"THE ARTIST AND GENDERED DISCOURSE" (404-422)

PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST
SECTION V (pp 151-224)

1/25
MRS. DALLOWAY
(pp 3-50)

VIRGINIA WOOLF / MRS. DALLOWAY


WEEK 4

1/28
"MODERNISM" (HO)
"PREFACE," "CHRONOLOGY," & "INTRO" (pp ix-lxviii)

MRS. DALLOWAY
(pp 51-140)

1/30
MRS. DALLOWAY
(pp 141-190)

 
 
UNIT TWO: WORLD WAR II + THE END OF EMPIRE

 



WEEK 4 (CONTINUED)

2/1
ANIMAL FARM
CHAPTERS 1-5 (pp 3-42)

GEORGE ORWELL / ANIMAL FARM


WEEK 5

2/4
ANIMAL FARM
CHAPTERS 6-10 (pp 43-97)

"POLITICS AND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE" - ORWELL

REMEMBER: PAPER #1 IS DUE IN CLASS

2/6
THE THIRD MAN
CHAPTERS 1-8 (pp 13-59)

2/8
THE THIRD MAN
CHAPTERS 9-17 (pp 60-120)

GRAHAM GREENE / THE THIRD MAN


WEEK 6

2/11
THINGS FALL APART
CHAPTERS 1-8 (pp 3-74)

2/13
THINGS FALL APART
CHAPTERS 9-13 (pp 75-125)

CHINUA ACHEBE BIO (HO)

2/15
THINGS FALL APART
CHAPTERS 14-19 (pp 129-167)


WEEK 7

2/18
THINGS FALL APART
CHAPTERS 20-25 (pp 171-209)

PAPER #2 DUE

2/20
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
CHAPTERS 1 & 2 (pp 1-41)

2/22
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
CHAPTER 3 (pp 43-78)


WEEK 8

2/25
THE PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE
CHAPTERS 4-6 (pp 79-137)

2/27
MIDTERM REVIEW

2/29
MIDTERM EXAM

 
 
UNIT THREE: POSTMODERNISM + POSTCOLONIALISM

 



WEEK 9

3/3
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS
CHAPTERS 1 & 2 (pp 1-58)

3/5
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS
CHAPTER 3 (pp 61-80)

3/7
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS
CHAPTERS 4 & 5 (pp 83-139)


WEEK 10

3/10 to 3/14
NO CLASSES - SPRING BREAK


WEEK 11

3/17
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS
CHAPTERS 6 & 7 (pp 143-188)

3/19
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS
CHAPTERS 8 & 9 (pp 191-244)

PAPER #3 ASSIGNED

3/21
A HISTORY OF THE WORLD IN 10 1/2 CHAPTERS
CHAPTERS 9 & 10 (pp 247-307)

EL GRECO - "BURIAL OF THE COUNT OF ORGAZ" (1586)


WEEK 12

3/24
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTERS 1 - 4 (pp 3-69)

ENOCH POWELL'S "RIVERS OF BLOOD" SPEECH

3/26
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTER 5 (pp 71-102)

PAPER #3 DUE

3/28
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTERS 6 & 7 (pp 105-152)


WEEK 13

3/31
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTERS 8 - 10 (pp 153-217)

INTRO TO IMAGINED COMMUNITIES (HO)

4/2
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTER 11 (pp 221-256)

4/4
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTERS 12 - 14 (pp 257-314)

ZADIE SMITH, 2006


WEEK 14

4/7
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTERS 15 - 18 (pp 315-405)

PAPER #4 ASSIGNED

4/9
WHITE TEETH
CHAPTERS 19 & 20 (pp 407-448)

4/11
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
"INDIA" (pp 3-41)


WEEK 15

4/14
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
begin "BOONYI" (pp 45-89)

PAPER #4 DUE

4/16
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
continue "BOONYI" (pp 91-133)

4/18
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
"MAX" (pp 137-213)


WEEK 16

4/21
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
"SHALIMAR THE CLOWN" (pp 217-323)

4/23
SHALIMAR THE CLOWN
"KASHMIRA" (pp 327-398)

4/25
FINAL REVIEW


FINALS WEEK

THE FINAL EXAM IS WEDNESDAY, 4/30, 1.00 to 3.00

 

GET FLASH PLAYER TO VIEW MEDIA

 
COURSE INFO

EH 367 - BRITISH NOVEL SINCE 1900
SPRING 2008 - MWF, 1.25 to 2.15
HUMANITIES 266

JUSTIN ST.CLAIR

HUMANITIES 254
MWF, 12.15 to 1.15
W, 2.30 to 5.30
 
 
REQUIRED TEXTS

 


HEART OF DARKNESS (1899)
JOSEPH CONRAD
half.com | amazon.com

A PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST (1916)
JAMES JOYCE
half.com | amazon.com

MRS. DALLOWAY (1925)
VIRGINIA WOOLF
half.com | amazon.com

ANIMAL FARM (1945)
GEORGE ORWELL
half.com | amazon.com

THE THIRD MAN (1950)
GRAHAM GREENE
half.com | amazon.com

THINGS FALL APART (1958)
CHINUA ACHEBE
half.com | amazon.com

PRIME OF MISS JEAN BRODIE (1961)
MURIEL SPARK
half.com | amazon.com

A HISTORY OF THE WORLD (1989)
JULIAN BARNES
half.com | amazon.com

WHITE TEETH (2000)
ZADIE SMITH
half.com | amazon.com

SHALIMAR THE CLOWN (2006)
SALMAN RUSHDIE
half.com | amazon.com

   
 
LINK DUMP

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UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA
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USA DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
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USA LIBRARY
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OWL - MLA STYLE GUIDE
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HEART OF DARKNESS (ETEXT)
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HEART OF DARKNESS (LIBRIVOX)
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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST (ETEXT)
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PORTRAIT OF THE ARTIST (LIBRIVOX)
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CHARLES STEWART PARNELL
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JOYCEIMAGES.COM
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MRS. DALLOWAY (ETEXT)
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WOOLF IN THE REAL WORLD (EXHIBIT)
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MRS. DALLOWAY MANUSCRIPT PAGE
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INTERN'L VIRGINIA WOOLF SOCIETY
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VIRGINIA WOOLF AUDIO
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BBC AUDIO INTERVIEWS
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ANIMAL FARM
(ETEXT)
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THE CRIMINAL PROSECUTION AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OF ANIMALS
E. P. EVANS (1906)

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THE LOSS OF THE TITANIC
LAWRENCE BEESLEY (1912)

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