Course Calendar

February
4 . . . Meet and greet; Syllabus review

6 . . The nineteenth century in England: a brief overview . . . .Bronte, Jane Eyre (1-4) 8 . . Bronte, Jane Eyre (5-10); handout on Victorian governesses 11 . . Bronte, Jane Eyre (11-19) 13 . . Bronte, Jane Eyre (20-26) 15. . Bronte, Jane Eyre (27-32) 18. . Bronte, Jane Eyre (33-38)

20 Gilbert, "Plain Jane's Progress" (Jane Eyre 475-501); Fraiman, "Jane Eyre's Fall from Grace" (Jane Eyre 614-631)
[If you are not familiar with the critical approaches employed in these articles, you need to read the introductions]

22 . . The Woman Question (handout) and The New Woman, Linton, "The Girl of the Period," Gissing, from "The Odd Women," Aubrey Beardsley drawings 25 . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part I, ch. 1-6) 27. . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part I, ch. 7-13) March 1 . . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part I, ch. 14-19) 4 . . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part II, ch. 1-5) 6 . . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part II, ch. 6-13) 8 . . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part III, ch. 1-3) 11 . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part III, ch. 4-7) 13 . . Braddon, Lady Audley's Secret (Part III, ch. 7-10)

15 . . Readings on Victorian Prostitution; Stead, "Maiden Tribute of Modern Babylon"

March 18-22 Spring Break 25 . . Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (1-10) 27 . . Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (11-19) 29 . . Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (20-30) April 1 . . Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (31-40) 3 . . Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (41-50) 5 . . Hardy, Far from the Madding Crowd (51-57)

8 . . . Decadents, Aesthetes, and the Fin de Siècle: Symons, "Decadent Movement in Literature"
Opium and Absinthe: Symons, "The Absinthe Drinker"; Dowson, "Absinthia Taetra"

The Four Horsemen of the Fin de Siècle : Dr. Jekyll, Mr. Hyde, Dorian Gray, Dracula 10 . . .Huysmans, "From Against Nature" (Dorian Gray 288-295); Wilde, "From The Decay of Lying" (DG 319-326); Preface to The Picture of Dorian Gray 12. . Degeneration and Atavism: Nordau, "Degeneration" 15 . .Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (ch. 1-4) 17. . Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (ch. 5-10) 19 . .Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (ch. 11-14) 22 . . Wilde, The Picture of Dorian Gray (ch. 15-20) 24 . . The trial and imprisonment of Oscar Wilde; Ballad of Reading Gaol (read introduction and shorter version); Various texts about and from the trial: Wilde biography, quotes, Victorian laws.

26 . . Stoker, Dracula (ch 1-4), "Bram Stoker and the Fin de Siècle"
29 . . Stoker, Dracula (ch. 5-9)

May
1 . . Stoker, Dracula (ch. 10-13)
3 . . Stoker, Dracula (ch. 14-17)
6 . . Stoker, Dracula (ch. 18-21)
8 . . Stoker, Dracula (ch. 22-27)

10 . . Eltis, "Corruption of the Blood . . ." and Foster, "The Little Children . . ." (Dracula 450-465, 483-499 )
13 . . Political cartoons (Dracula 376-377 and explanation on 371); Castle, "Ambivalence and Ascendancy . . ." (Dracula 518-535)
15 . . Dracula (film)
17 . . Dracula (film) -- Annotated Bibliography due