Dr. Eduardo del Rio
The University of Texas at Brownsville
BRITISH  LITERATURE
2305, (taught previously elsewhere)

Thou in our wonder and astonishment
Hast built thyself a livelong monument.

 
English 2305
Instructor: Dr. Eduardo del Rio
Office: CAS 273 Phone: 381-3335(O)/3421(D)
E-Mail edelrio@utb.edu
Office Hours: MWF 8:45-9:35; TR 9:30-10:30, and by appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

English 2305 will focus on several authors and masterpieces of British literature. We will focus on at least three literary genres including drama, poetry, and the novel. Emphasis will be placed on close reading of the text and on writing critical essays based on those readings.

Texts: Abrams, M.H. et. al. eds. The Norton Anthology of English Literature: The Major Authors.
                 6th ed. New York: Norton, 1996.
             Shakespeare, William.  Othello.  New York: Penguin, 1997.

GRADES:
 Quizzes     10%
Exam 1     30%
Exam 2     30%
Final         30%

Class Policies:

1. Attendance is Mandatory. You may be dropped from the class if you have three (2) absences. Excessive tardiness counts as an absence.

2. Reading quizzes will be frequent, so be prepared for them. There will be no make-up for quizzes. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped.

3. Students should be prepared to participate in class activities, bring text, and writing materials.

Conferences:

Please feel free to see me during designated office hours. This time is set aside for you for any help or guidance I can give you with your work and for us to discuss any problems you may be having with the course. If you need to speak with me but cannot during my office hours, we can make arrangements to meet at another time.

2
1/16      Introduction to Fiction
1/18       "The Daughters of the Late Colonel" 2497
1/18     "The Horse Dealer's Daughter" 2435-2446
7/19    "Odor of Chrysanthemums" 2421-2434
7/20    "The Dead" 2345
 

3
7/23    Heart of Darkness
7/24    Heart of Darkness
7/25    Gulliver's Travels
7/26    Gulliver's Travels
7/27    Exam 1

4
7/30    Introduction to Poetry
7/31    Shakespeare's sonnets 469-81
8/1    Donne 584-616
8/2    Milton 645
8/3    Pope 1096-1110

5
8/6    Blake 1280-1326
8/7    Wordsworth 1328-1479
8/8    Tennyson 1877; Browning
8/9    Exam 2
8/10    Introduction to Drama

6
8/13    Marlowe 
8/14    Othello
8/15    Othello
8/16    Shaw
8/17    Final Exam
 
 
 
 
 

LINKS TO RELATED SITES

THE MILTON HOME PAGE
RENAISSANCE SOCIETY OF AMERICA
JONATHAN SWIFT PAGE
THE COMPLETE WORKS OF MARLOWE
LUMINARIUM
VOICE OF THE SHUTTLE
THE FOLGER SHAKESPEARE LIBRARY
PROJECT WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
 

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