ENGL 2323: Section 2
Spring 2012
Time: TR 9:30-10:45
Location: TCB 105
Instructor: Dr. Carolyn Tilghman
Office: BUS 256A
Office Hours: TR 8:20-9:20,
T 2:30-3:30 & by appointment
Office Phone: (903) 565-5703
Email: ctilghman@uttyler.edu
ENGLISH LITERATURE FROM 1780 TO THE PRESENT
Required Course Texts and Materials:
1. Apple iPad with Symtext app, iBook app, Kindle app; dictionary app, YouTube access; and a
PayPal account
2. Engl 2323 Digital Text, with access through BlackBoard
3. Symtext Liquid Textbook
-- Instructions for purchase and access to the Symtext liquid textbook have been emailed to your
Please have access to both your Engl 2323 Digital Text and your Symtext liquid textbook Digital
before the second day of class.
-- Note: you will be able to access the Symtext and Blackboard with a laptop computer, but a
laptop will not provide access to the e-texts listed below, which use iBook and Kindle apps,
respectively. You will need to find other means for accessing these e-texts online or you may
purchase paper copies.
4. E-text of Charles Dickens, Hard Times, a free iBook
5. E-Text of Pat Barker, Regeneration, a Kindle book, to be purchased from Amazon.com
6. Handouts will be provided as needed.
Course Description:
This sophomore level survey course is divided into three main sections designed to introduce you
to writers and literary texts from the Romantic, Victorian, and 20th century periods of British
literature. To better understand the assigned material, the course will familiarize you with the
cultural contexts for assigned literary texts in each period under discussion. Significant contexts
include 1) the French Revolution and world war; 2) the industrialization of Great Britain; 3) the rise
and fall of the British Empire; 4) the growth of nationalization and the nation-state; and 5) the
practice of class, race, and gender politics in literary discourse.
Learning Outcomes:
The course has four primary goals for its students: 1) familiarity with English literature written
between 1780 and the present in terms of specific movements, genres, authors, and styles; 2) the
ability to understand differences and draw connections between different historical periods and
cultural communities that are represented in British literature; 3) heightened skills of critical
thinking, analysis, and synthesis; and 4) an improved ability to effectively communicate ideas orally
and in writing. These outcomes will be demonstrated in a series of in-class discussions, short
writing assignments, quizzes, and examinations that will include questions requiring both objective
responses and substantive essay responses.
Class Participation:
The course includes the study of literature that is based on the careful reading of literary texts and
encourages class discussion. Because the reading is demanding, serious commitment is required on
your part. Your class members and professor will be counting on your active involvement.
Attendance: Attending is important to successful completion of the course. Each student starts out
with a 100% participation grade. Unexcused absences will lower your final class participation
grade for each class missed. If your attendance is influenced by sickness or a school or life event, the
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responsibility falls upon you to see that the professor receives an official excuse from doctor, dean,
or coach. You must provide proof of your attendance at weddings, funerals, and other significant
events; your attendance at these events may be excused at the professor’s discretion.
Activity: You must be present for the entire class period. (Noticeable tardiness and leaving the class
while it is in session count as ½ of an absence.) Be sure to give your full attention to the class. Your
physical presence alone is not enough; participation means being prepared for class, listening
attentively in class, and willingness to thoughtfully discuss the assigned readings.
Student Absence for University-Sponsored Events or Activities: If you intend to be absent for a
university-sponsored event or activity, you (or the event sponsor) must notify the professor at least
two weeks prior to the date of the planned absence. At that time the professor will set a date and
time when make-up assignments will be completed. It is your responsibility to find out what you
missed and to submit make-up assignments within a reasonable period of time as assigned by the
professor (usually one week).
Student Absence due to Religious Observance: Students who anticipate being absent from class due
to a religious observance are requested to inform the professor by the second class meeting of the
semester.
State-Mandated Course Drop Policy: Texas law prohibits a student who began college for the first
time in fall 2007 or thereafter from dropping more than six courses during their entire
undergraduate career. This includes course dropped at another 2-year or 4-year Texas public
college or university. For purposes of this rule, a dropped course is any course that is dropped after
the 12th day of class. Exceptions to the 6-drop rule may be found in the catalog. Petitions for
exemptions must be submitted to the Registrar’s Office and must be accompanied by
documentation of the extenuating circumstance. Please contact the Registrar’s Office if you have
any questions.
Withdrawal Date: The last day to withdraw from this course with an automatic “W” Monday, March
26, 2012.
Course Grading:
The following formula will be used to determine your final grade in the course:
Romantic Reading Exam
Victorian Reading Exam
Twentieth Century Reading Exam
Quizzes & SWAs
Participation
25%
25%
25%
15%
10%
Reading Exams: There will be three reading exams. These will be based on the assigned texts, class
lecture, and discussion. Each exam will cover one of the three literary periods under study and will
consist of an objective component and an essay component. The purpose of the objective
component will be to test your familiarity with and comprehension of assigned texts. The purpose
of the essay component will be to have you demonstrate your ability to think analytically, draw
connections, synthesize ideas, and communicate effectively in an engagement with passages from
selected texts.
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Quizzes: Throughout the semester, there will be several short reading quizzes. Typically, the
quizzes will be completed in fifteen minutes. Missed quizzes cannot be made up without an official
excuse from a dean, coach, doctor, or professor. Please note: leaving class after taking a quiz is
disruptive to the class; unless officially excused, it will constitute an absence for the class period
and result in a three point reduction of the final quiz score.
Short Writing Assignments: There will be short take home writing assignments. SWAs have two
primary functions. First, they help me to see whether or not you are keeping up with or having any
difficulty understanding the assigned texts. Second, they are designed to assist discussion by having
you think about material on your own before engaging in classroom discussion. SWAs should be
typed and handed in at the end of the period on the given due date.
Grade Replacement: If you are repeating this course for a grade replacement, you must file an
intent to receive grade forgiveness with the registrar by the 12th day of class. Failure to file an
intent to use grade forgiveness will result in both the original and repeated grade being used to
calculate your overall grade point average. A student will receive grade forgiveness (grade
replacement) for only three (undergraduate student) or two (graduate student) course repeats
during his/her career at UT Tyler.
Student Rights and Responsibilities
To know and understand the policies that affect your rights and responsibilities as a student at UT
Tyler, follow this link: http/www.uttyler.edu/wellness/StudentRightsandResponsibilities. html.
Disability: In accordance with federal law, a student requesting accommodation must provide
documentation of his/her disability to the Disability Support Services counselor. If you have a
disability, including a learning disability, for which you request an accommodation, please contact
Ida MacDonald in the Disability Support Services office in UC 282 or call (903) 566-7079.
Social Security Statement: It is the policy of The University of Texas at Tyler to protect the
confidential nature of social security numbers. The University has changed its computer
programming so that all students have an identification number. The electronic transmission of
grades (e.g., via e-mail) risks violation of the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; grades will
not be transmitted electronically.
Emergency Exits and Evacuation:
Everyone is required to exist the building when a fire alarm goes off. Follow your professor’s
directions regarding the appropriate exits. If you require assistance during an evacuation, inform
your professor in the first week of class. Do Not re-enter the building unless given permission by
the University Police, Fire Department, or Fire Prevention Services.
Academic Honesty:
You must not submit work that has been copied, wholly or partially, from a book, article, essay,
newspaper, another student’s notebook, paper, test, or any other written or printed or internet or
media source. In the event that extra credit paper is assigned, another writer’s phrases, sentences,
or paragraphs may be included as part of your work only if presented in paraphrase or quotation
with the source appropriately cited both in the text and in an attached bibliography. Academic
dishonesty will be reported and may result in failure of the course.
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Welcome to class! I have high expectations for each person taking this class. I hope that as the
semester continues, it will be a place for you to present your thoughts, listen to those of others, and
formulate your ideas effectively as you gain an appreciation for the riches that British literature has
to offer. If you have any questions or concerns about your progress in the class, see me during my
office hours or make an appointment to meet with me. I not only welcome contact with you, I
strongly encourage it.
COURSE CALENDAR
Be aware that even though we will not be able to discuss every poem or essay listed below, you are
responsible for carefully reading all assigned material.
Week One
January 12:
Introduction: Three Periods of British Literature
Assignment: “The Age of Romanticism” (Symtext/Broadview 1-29);
Introduction to the Romantic Movement (See the Engl 2323 Digital Text,
RDT, p. 1, on BlackBoard, for YouTube website access, approx. 10 min.)
Week Two
January 17:
The French Revolution: “The Spirit of the Age”
Assignment: The French Revolution History Channel #1-10
(RDT, p. 4, for YouTube website access, approx. 90 min.)
January 19:
William Blake: “two contrary states of the human soul”
Assignment: The Songs of Innocence & Songs of Experience
(RDT, pp. 12-18, for selected Poems & website access to The William
Blake Page)
Week Three
January 24:
William Blake, cont.: Charlotte Smith: “sweet songstress”
Assignment: from Elegiac Sonnets: Sonnet IV: “To the Moon,”
Sonnet LXX: “On being cautioned . . ,” Sonnet LXXXIII: “The Sea View”
(all in RDT, pp. 19-20); Charlotte Turner Smith, lecture in 3 parts by
Prof. Jacqueline Labbe (RDT, p. 19, for YouTube website access, approx.
20 min.)
January 26:
William Wordsworth: a literary revolution
Assignment: Preface to the Lyrical Ballads, “We Are Seven,” “My heart
leaps up,” “I wandered lonely as a cloud,” “Lines Composed A Few Miles
Above Tintern Abbey,” “It is a beauteous evening” (all in RDT, pp. 27-31);
Wordsworth Biography (RDT, p. 23, for YouTube website access, approx.
11 min.)
Week Four
January 31:
Wordsworth, cont.; Samuel Taylor Coleridge: conversational & mystery
poems
Assignment: Assignment: “Frost at Midnight,” “Kubla Khan” (both in RDT,
pp. 33-34)
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Coleridge cont.; George Gordon, Lord Byron: “mad, bad, & dangerous to
know”
Assignment: “So we'll go no more a roving,” “She walks in beauty,” “When
We Two Parted” (all in RDT, pp. 36-37); selected stanzas from Don Juan,
Canto I (see RDT, p. 38, for website access to The Literature Network’s e-text
of the poem); History Channel – Biography: Lord Byron – lecture in 5 parts
(RDT, p. 38, for YouTube website access, approx. 40 min.)
Week Five
February 07:
Percy Bysshe Shelley: reflections on the sublime
Assignment: “Mont Blanc,” “Ozymandias” (both in RDT, pp. 40-41)
February 09:
John Keats: sensual music; Review of Romantic Poets
Assignment: “On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer,” “On the Sea,”
“Ode on Grecian Urn,” “Ode to a Nightingale” (all in RDT, pp. 43-46); John
Keats’ Letters, extract 1 (RDT, p. 42, for YouTube website access, approx.
11 min.)
Week Six
February 14:
February 16:
Week Seven
February 21:
February 23:
Introduction to the Victorian Age: industry, empire, class, & gender
Assignment: Introduction to the Victorian Age Broadview 497-537);
Assignment: “The Victorian Era” (Symtext/Broadview 497-537)
Gender: Patmore, from “The Angel in the House,” Neal, “The Nest,”
Cobbe: from “Criminals, Idiots, Women, and Minors” (all in VDT, pp. 7-9);
Class: Engels, “The Great Towns” (VDT, p. 10, for website access);
Bentley Testimony (VDT, p. 10)
1st Reading Exam: The Romantic Period
Hard Times by Charles Dickens: on the condition of England
Assignment: Assignment: Charles Dickens on Biography.com (VDT, p. 12,
for Biography.com website access, approx 45 min.); Hard Times: Book 1,
Sowing (e-text using iBook)
Hard Times
Assignment: Book 2, Reaping (e-text)
Week Eight
February 28:
March 01:
Hard Times
Assignment: Book 3, Garnering (e-text)
Love, Other Passions, & the Brownings
Assignment: Elizabeth: Sonnets XIV, XXII, & XLIII from Sonnets from the
Portuguese, “The Cry of the Children” (all in VDT, pp. 16-17); Robert: “My
Last Duchess,” “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister,” “Home—Thoughts, from
Abroad” (all in VDT, p. 19)
Week Nine
March 06:
Alfred, Lord Tennyson: mourning & mythology
Assignment: “The Lady of Shalott,” “Ulysses,” “Break, Break, Break”
(all in VDT, pp. 22-24)
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March 08:
Week Ten
March 13:
March 15:
Week Eleven
March 20:
March 22:
Week Twelve
March 27:
access,
March 29:
Week Thirteen
April 03:
April 05:
Week Fourteen
April 10:
April 12:
Week Fifteen
April 17:
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Matthew Arnold: melancholy musings
Assignment: “Dover Beach,” “To Marguerite—Continued” (all in VDT, p. 26)
Spring Break
Spring Break
The Pre-Raphaelites and the Rossettis: poetry & painting
Assignment: Pre-Raphaelites and Fallen Women (VDT, p. 27, for YouTube
Access, approx. 9 min.); Dante: “The Blessed Damozel,” (VDT, p. 29);
Christina: “Song,” “Remember” “Cobwebs,” “In An Artist’s Studio” (all in VDT,
pp. 30-31)
Gerard Manley Hopkins: experimental & spiritual poems
Assignment: “Spring and Fall,” “The Windhover,” “God’s Grandeur,”
“Pied Beauty” (all in VDT, pp. 32-33)
Oscar Wilde: “art for art’s sake”; Review of Victorian Poets
Assignment: Oscar Wilde Biography (VDT, p. 34, for YouTube website
approx. 35 min.) Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray, “The Harlot’s House,”
“Impression du Matin” (all in VDT, p. 35)
2nd Reading Exam: The Victorian Era
The Twentieth-Century & After: the crises of modernity
Assignment: “The Early Twentieth Century” (Symtext/Broadview 100332)
War & War Poetry
Assignment: Rupert Brooke: “Clouds,” “The Dead,” “The Soldier”(all in
TCDT, p. 5), Rubert Brooke (approx. 4 min., TCDT, p. 5 for YouTube website
access); WWI – Hell in the Trenches (TCDT, p. 4, for YouTube website access,
approx. 6 min.); Siegfried Sassoon: Siegfried Sassoon and poets of the Great
War (TCDT, p. 6, for YouTube website access, approx. 5 min), “How to Die,”
“Suicide in the Trenches,” “The Rear Guard” (all in TCDT, p. 6); Wilfred
Owen: Wilfred Owen in Voices in Wartime (TCDT, p. 7, for YouTube website
access, approx. 7 min.), “[I saw his round mouth's crimson],” Anthem for
Doomed Youth,” Dulce et Decorum Est” (all in TCDT, p. 7)
Regeneration by Pat Barker
Assignment: Part One & Part Two (Kindle book)
Regeneration
Assignment: Part Three & Part Four (Kindle book)
Regeneration
Assignment: Finish the novel (Kindle book)
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April 19:
Week Sixteen
April 24:
April 26:
Week Seventeen
May 01:
May 03:
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W. B. Yeats: immortal artifice
Assignment: “No Second Troy,” “Easter, 1916” (all in TCDT, p. 12),
“Sailing to Byzantium” (Symtext), “Byzantium” (Symtext)
T. S. Eliot: alienation, anxiety, identity
Assignment: “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” (TCDT, p. 14)
Virginia Woolf; modern fiction
Assignment: The Mind and Times of Virginia Woolf – Lecture in 3 parts
(TCDT, p. 15, for YouTube website access, approx. 25 min.), “Mrs. Dalloway
in Bond Street” (TCDT, p. 16)
W. H. Auden & Philip Larkin: “the folded lie” & the ordinary guy; Dylan
Thomas: the not so ordinary poet; Review 20th Century Authors
Assignment: Auden: “September 1, 1939” (Symtext), “The Shield of Achilles”
(Symtext); Larkin: “The Whitsun Wedding” (Symtext), “Aubade” (Symtext);
Thomas: “the force that through the green fuse drives the flower” (Symtext),
“Do Not Go Gentle Into That Good Night” (Symtext)
3rd Reading Exam: The Twentieth-Century
HAVE A FANTASTIC SUMMER BREAK!