ENGL 3653: English Literature II Mercer

Spring 2010

Unit 3: The Twentieth Century

Apr. 8

AThe Twentieth Century and After,@ AHistorical Background,@ 1827-34(t)

AJoseph Conrad,@ 1885(m)-87(t); Heart of Darkness, 1890-1947

Extra-credit video/DVD (video on reserve; also may be available for rental): Heart of Darkness.

If you have a video or DVD of this film at class time, please bring it to class. If you bring a video, please cue it in advance to a scene to show in class.

Apr. 15

APoetry,@ 1834-37

AThomas Hardy,@ 1851-52; AOn the Western Circuit,@ 1852(b)-68(m)

Extra-credit video (on reserve): “The Day after the Fair,” a dramatization of “On the Western Circuit,” PBS

AHap,@ 1868; AThe Darkling Thrush,@ 1871; AThe Ruined Maid,@ 1872; AA Trampwoman=s Tragedy,@ 1872(b)-75(m); AThe Convergence of the Twain,@ 1878-79(m)

AA. E. Housman,@ 1948; ALoveliest of Trees,@ 1948(b)-49(t); AWhen I Was One-and-Twenty,@ 1949; ATo an Athlete Dying Young,@ 1949-50(m); ATerence, This Is Stupid Stuff,@ 1950(m)-52(t)

AWilliam Butler Yeats,@ 2019(b)-22; ADown by the Salley Gardens,@ 2024; AThe Lake Isle of Innisfree,@ 2025; AEaster, 1916,@ 2031-33(t); AThe Second Coming,@ 2036(b)-37(m); ALeda and the Swan,@ 2039; ACrazy Jane Talks with the Bishop,@ 2045(b)-46(t)

AT. S. Eliot,@ 2286(b)-89; AThe Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock,@ 2289(b)-93(t); AJourney of the Magi,@ 2312-13(t)

Apr. 22

AFiction,@ 1838-43(t)

AVirginia Woolf,@ 2080-82(t); A Room of One=s Own, 2113-22(t), 2151(m)-52(t); AProfessions for Women,@ 2152-55

Extra-credit video (on reserve): A Room of One’s Own, PBS

AJames Joyce,@ 2163-68(t); AAraby,@ 2168-72(t); AThe Dead,@ 2172-99

Extra-credit video (on reserve; also may be available at video stores): The Dead, directed by John Huston, starring Angelica Huston

AD. H. Lawrence,@ 2243-45(t); AThe Horse Dealer=s Daughter,@ 2258(m)-69(m)

Apr. 29

Last day to take oral exam on outside reading

Last day to submit study guides and extra-credit work

ADrama,@ 1843-47

ASamuel Beckett,@ 2393-94(m); Endgame, 2394(m)-2420

Extra-credit DVD (on reserve): Endgame

AHarold Pinter,@ 2601; The Dumb Waiter, 2601(m)-22(m)

Extra-credit video (on reserve): The Dumb Waiter, starring John Travolta and Tom Conti.

If you have this video at class time, please bring it to class, cued, if possible, to a scene to show to the class.

May 6: Student study day

May 13

Final exam:

Submit essay written out of class.

Take objective exam in class (unit 3 and comprehensive).