HUMS 645
George Eliot, Thomas Hardy, and the Making of the Modern
Daniel Burt
Schedule | |
January 27 | Introduction and Preliminaries |
February 3 | Middlemarch: Book One |
February 10 | Middlemarch: Books Two and Three |
February 17 | Middlemarch: Books Four and Five |
February 24 | Middlemarch: Books Six and Seven
Passage Analysis Due |
March 4 | Middlemarch: Book Eight |
March 11 | Spring Break: No Class |
March 18 | Spring Break: No Class |
March 24 | Hardy's May of Casterbridge |
March 31 | Hardy's May of Casterbridge |
April 7 | Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles |
April 14 | Hardy's Tess of the D'Urbervilles |
April 21 | Hardy's Jude of the Obscure |
April 28 | Hardy's Jude of the Obscure |
May 5 | Back-up Snow Day (if needed) |
Procedures | |
Since the course only meets twelve times, it is important that you attend regularly. If you must miss a class, please contact me ahead of time by phone or e-mail. Deadlines for submission of work and presentations are serious, and grade reductions will be made for any unexcused missed deadline. Please see me ahead of the due date to discuss any problems you may have. Each class meeting will include a 10-minute break. I don't mind your bringing something to eat or drink to sustain you through our discussions, provided you are unobtrusive, and sharing would be nice! | |
Assignments | |
Students should keep a reading journal recording your reaction to your reading throughout the term. The journal will be submitted with your final project and take-home final exam. A passage analysis (3-4 pp.) will be due on February 24, in which you will attempt to demonstrate how the excerpt selected illuminates Eliot's artistry. Each student will make a brief oral presentation on a particular aspect of Eliot or Hardy's lives, times, or art. A written version of your remarks should be submitted on the assigned day. The final project will consist of a critical essay comparing a significant aspect of Eliot's and Hardy's work. The essay will be due on Friday, May 6. |