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Course Prefix, Number and Title: ENGL 325 British Literature II:
Restoration through Romantic
Course CRN # 10235 Section 01
Semester Taught (including year): Fall 2019 Professor: Dr. Gompf
Credit Hours: 3 Office Location: Admin 327
Prerequisites: ENGL 301 with a C or better Office Hours: MWF 10-10:50,
MW 2-3, Thurs 12-2,
and by appointment
Course Time: MWF 11-11:50 Email:[email protected]
Building and Room Number: Admin 308 Phone: x6085
Office Fax: none
College/Department Website: https://www.concord.edu/Academics/College-of-Fine-Arts,-Humanities,-
and-Social-Scien/Department-of-Humanities.aspx
Course Description/Rationale: Through class discussion, informal and formal writing assignments, and
essay exams students will demonstrate knowledge of literary history and convention, authors’ styles, and
variety of possible interpretations. In addition, assignments will reveal an ability to interpret literature,
think critically, conduct research, and correctly use MLA format and style. In addition to the written texts
examined students will also work on analyzing visual texts (engravings/illustrations and films) and
learning to critically “read” visual texts.
Course Management System: Moodle
Hardware/Software Needed: None
Text requirements: The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. C The Restoration and the
Eighteenth Century 10th edition (Editor: Greenblatt)
ISBN: 9780393603040
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, Vol. D The Romantic Period 10th edition (Editor:
Greenblatt)
ISBN: 9780393603057
Frankenstein Shelley Longman Cultural Edition 2nd edition
ISBN: 9780321399533
{While we will be using the extra material in the Longman Cultural edition of Frankenstein, and
therefore it would be to your advantage to purchase that, you may be able to make do with
another edition of Frankenstein as long as it is based on the 1818 text. If you have taken or are
taking Dr. Rieger’s 324 class you have the Norton Anthology volume C – it is the last third of the
Norton Anthology used in that class.}
Specific Learning Outcomes , Concord University Educational Goal(s), Program Goals, and
National Standards
Learning Outcomes
for
English 325: British
Literature
II
English Program
Learning Outcomes
Concord University
Goals and
Outcomes
2012 National
Council of
Teachers of
English
(NCTE)
Standards
Students will
demonstrate ability to
Draw defensible
inferences from
close reading of
selected works
of British
Literature from
the Restoration
through the
Romantic
period.
Demonstrate
understanding of
interrelationship
s among textual
elements within
and across these
texts.
Students will
demonstrate ability to
Draw defensible
inferences from
close reading of
texts
Demonstrate
understanding of
interrelationship
s among textual
elements within
and across texts
Interpret texts
within their
historical and
cultural contexts
Apply critical
thinking skills
(analysis,
synthesis,
2. Critical Thinking
Student will
demonstrate the
ability to access,
analyze, and interpret
information, respond
and adapt to changing
situations, make
complex decisions,
solve problems, and
evaluate actions.
NCTE Content
Knowledge I.1:
Candidates are
knowledgeable
about texts . . .
[including] print
and non-print
texts [and]
media texts
Interpret these
texts within their
historical and
cultural contexts
Apply critical
thinking skills
(analysis,
synthesis,
evaluation) to
these texts
Recognize and
evaluate ethical
or moral values
implied in these
texts.
evaluation) to
literary texts
Recognize and
evaluate ethical
or moral values
implied in texts.
Students will
demonstrate ability to
Write critically
in response to
selected British
texts from the
Restoration
through the
Romantic period
by supporting
inferences by
citing and
interpreting
specific textual
evidence
Write
proficiently at a
level of
“adequate” or
above, as
defined by the
English
Program’s
criteria.
2. Students will
demonstrate ability to
Write critically,
supporting
inferences by
citing and
interpreting
specific textual
evidence
Write
proficiently at a
level of
“adequate” or
above, as
defined by the
English
Program’s
criteria for
evaluation of
essays
3. Communication
Students will
demonstrate the
ability to
communicate clearly
and effectively.
NCTE Content
Knowledge II.1:
Candidates can
compose a range
of formal and
informal texts
taking into
consideration the
interrelationship
s among form,
audience,
context, and
purpose .
. .
Students will
demonstrate an ability
to interpret selected
British texts from the
3. English Program
degree candidates will
demonstrate their ability
to interpret literary texts
#1.
Knowledge/Master
y of Content
NCTE
Professional
Knowledge
Restoration through the
Romantic period within
their historical and
cultural contexts.
spanning a wide range
of historical and cultural
contexts, through a
variety of critical lenses.
Students will
demonstrate a depth
of knowledge and
apply the methods of
inquiry in a discipline
of their choosing, and
they will demonstrate
a breadth of
knowledge across
varied disciplines.
and Skills
Standard I.1:
Candidates are
knowledgeable
about texts . . .
[including]
classic texts . . .
that represent
a range of world
literatures
[and] historical
traditions ….
Course Requirements
Grading Policy and Scale, Make-up Policy, Late Work
Grading:
Class Participation 5%
Responses 10%
Midterm Exam 20%
Close Reading Paper 15%
Research Paper 25%
Final Exam 25%
Grading Scale:
90-100 A
80-89 B
70-79 C
60-69 D
below 60 F
General Policies and Further Information:
Participation: Although there will be times when I lecture in order to provide background/factual details,
this is essentially and ideally a discussion class. Each day I will expect to hear your reactions to and
questions about the readings. Coming to class prepared also counts towards your class participation
grade.
Responses: Response due dates are listed on the schedule. Each response should be 1-2 typed pages long.
You may discuss any of the readings completed between the previous response and the one due. I will
suggest topics for you to consider as you read that you may use as the basis for your response. You do
not, however, need to write on these suggestions. Your response may be a close reading of one or more of
the works, a connection between one of the readings for this class and work read in another class (not
limited to English classes), critical personal responses, etc. Whatever you choose to write about the
response should be well written, specific, and reveal an engagement with the readings. Additional in class
responses may be assigned. Each response will be given a letter grade based upon quality of writing and
response. All will then be averaged at the end of the semester. These will not be accepted late; however,
you may use make up assignments to replace missing reading responses.
Close Reading Paper: You will be given more details regarding this later. This is a short paper in which
you closely examine one poem and will not consult outside sources. You will have a choice of topics.
Midterm Exam: You will be given a study guide prior to the exam. This will be an essay exam.
Research Paper: You will receive more details on this paper later. This paper requires use of scholarly
secondary sources. It is due at the end of the semester. You will have a choice of topics.
Final Exam: As with the midterm, you will be given a study guide. This exam will be comprehensive and
will consist of essay questions.
Make up Assignments: Make up assignments will be available to make up for missed responses or
excessive absences. You will get a handout detailing the possible assignments.
Plagiarism: Please read Concord’s policies. The penalties vary depending on the degree; however,
intentional plagiarism on an assignment results in a “0” for that assignment. More than one instance of
plagiarism will result in an F for the class.
Attendance: Please read Concord’s policies regarding class attendance included in the catalog. Since this
is a discussion class and we will be moving at a rapid pace, it is imperative that you come to class
regularly. Assignments and reading, as well as changes or additions to the schedule, will be discussed in
class. If you do miss class, either check with a classmate or contact me about what you missed. If you
know you will miss class, inform me in advance. If you miss due to a college related activity or an
illness, please provide documentation so I may mark the absence as excused. Three absences equal a
week of class; after 3 absences you will need to meet with me to discuss attendance. After 6 absences
your course grade will be affected, dropping half a letter grade for each absence over 6.
If you want to drop the class, make sure you do so. Merely not showing up does not drop you from the
class. If you just stop coming you will continue to accrue absences and zeros on missed assignments.
Email: I will sometimes need to contact you or send additional readings and will do so via your Concord
email address. Please check this address regularly. In addition, when you email me please keep a copy of
the sent email. If you do not get a response from me within 24 hours (during the week) please check in
with me to see if I did indeed get the email. Any attachments you send must be in a readable format
(Word or Rich Text is best).
Office Hours: The purpose of office hours is to provide a time dedicated to answering student questions
and working with students. You do not need an appointment during these hours – just drop by. If my
office hours do not work with your schedule, please talk to me about arranging another time to meet.
Cell phone/Technology policy: Please turn off all phones while in class. Remember, I can see you texting.
Any in class use of technology (i.e. taking notes on a laptop) must be done in such a way as to not disrupt
or disturb others in the class. If you are distracted by another student’s use of technology, please let me
know.
Course Timeline (Schedule of Assignments/Assessments/Presentations)
This schedule is tentative and subject to change.
For days when page numbers or specific readings are not indicated on the schedule, the
information will be provided in class.
For a few works not in the Norton I have included a URL.
For some authors I have also included the URL of a useful site.
Be prepared to discuss the readings on the day listed. Responses are due on the day listed.
Be aware that additional responses and readings may be assigned in class at any time.
The general and author introductions are not explicitly assigned, but I do recommend reading
them for context and background.
M 8/19 Introduction
W 8/21 Restoration /18th C. Lecture
F 8/23 Pepys
from The Diary (pp. 86-95) Entries: The Great Fire: Sept. 2, 1666, Sept. 5, 1666; The Deb
Willet Affair: Oct. 25, 1668, Nov. 14, 1668, Nov 18, 1668, Nov. 19, 1668
(Some entries of the complete diary are online at www.pepysdiary.com )
M 8/26 Dryden
“Absalom and Achitophel” (pp. 38-62);
Preface to “Absalom and Achitophel” -- available at
http://ebooks.adelaide.edu.au/d/dryden/john/absalom_and_achitophel/preface.html
“Mac Flecknoe” (pp. 62-68)
From “An Essay of Dramatic Poesy” [Two Sorts of Bad Poetry] (pp. 77-78)
From “The Author’s Apology for Heroic Poetry and Heroic License” [Wit as “propriety”] (p. 83)
From “A Discourse Concerning the Original and Progress of Satire” [The Art of Satire] (pp. 83-
84)
W 8/28 Wilmot (Earl of Rochester)
“The Disabled Debauchee” (pp. 123-124)
“The Imperfect Enjoyment” (124-126)
“Upon Nothing” (126-127)
“A Satire Against Reason and Mankind” (127-133)
Behn “The Disappointment” (pp. 136-139)
F 8/30 Response 1 due
Periodical Essays: Addison and Steele
from The Spectator (pp.462-486): The Spectator issues 2, 10, 11, 69, 62, 267, 411, 519
(The Spectator is available online: Numbers 1-202:
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12030/12030-h/12030-h/SV1/Spectator1.html Numbers
203-416 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12030/12030-h/SV2/Spectator2.html
Numbers 417-635 http://www.gutenberg.org/files/12030/12030-h/SV3/Spectator3.html)
M 9/2 – Labor Day No class
W 9/4 Swift
“A Modest Proposal” (pp. 454-460)
“A Description of a City Shower” (pp. 256-258)
“The Lady’s Dressing Room” (pp.637-640)
Montagu “The Reasons that Induced Dr. Swift to Write a Poem Called The Lady’s Dressing Room”
(pp. 640-642)
F 9/6 Response 2 due
Swift
Gulliver’s Travels
M 9/9 Gulliver’s Travels
W 9/11 Gulliver’s Travels
F 9/13 Response 3 due
Gulliver’s Travels
M 9/16 Restoration Comedy Lecture
W 9/18 Congreve
“The Way of the World” (pp. 188-248)
F 9/20 Response 4 due
Pope “An Essay on Criticism” (pp. 490-506)
“The Rape of the Lock” (pp. 506-525)
M 9/23 Gay
“The Beggar’s Opera” (pp. 659-703)
W 9/25 Hogarth
“Marriage A-la-Mode” (pp. 705-710) (The series of paintings are available at
https://www.nationalgallery.org.uk/paintings/william-hogarth-marriage-a-la-mode )
“A Harlot’s Progress” http://ftp.icm.edu.pl/packages/cgfa/hogarth/harlots.htm
“A Rake’s Progress” http://www.soane.org/collections-research/key-stories/rakes-progress
F 9/27 Response 5 due
Johnson Rambler No. 60 “Biography” (pp. 729-732)
Boswell From The Life of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. (832-862)
(Johnson’s essays presented as a blog at http://www.johnsonessays.com/ )
M 9/30 Johnson
“The Vanity of Human Wishes” (pp. 713-721)
Idler No. 31 “On Idleness” (pp. 732-734)
From A Dictionary of the English Language (pp. 800-806)
W 10/2 Gray
“Ode on a Distant Prospect of Eton College” (pp. 994-997)
“Ode on the Death of a Favorite Cat, Drowned in a Tub of Gold Fishes”
(pp. 997-998)
“Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (pp. 998-1001)
Goldsmith “The Deserted Village” (pp. 1009-1018)
F 10/4 Close Reading Paper due; Midterm Exam
M 10/7 Romanticism Lecture
W 10/9 Barbauld
“The Mouse’s Petition” (pp.40-41)
“To a Little Invisible Being Who is Expected Soon to Become Visible” (pp. 49-50)
“Washing-Day” (pp. 51-53)
F 10/11 Response 6 due
Blake
from Songs of Innocence and Experience (pp. 127-145)
(Complete works – with images – available: http://blakearchive.org/ )
M 10/14 Blake
The Marriage of Heaven and Hell [including “A Song of Liberty”] (pp. 158-170)
W 10/16 Burns
“To a Mouse” (pp. 177-178)
“To a Louse” (pp. 178-179)
“Tam O’Shanter: A Tale” (pp. 183-188)
“Such a parcel of rogues in a nation” (pp. 189)
“Robert Bruce’s March to Bannockburn” (pp. 189-190)
“Song: For a’ that and a’ that!” (pp. 190-191)
“A Red, Red Rose” (p. 191)
“Auld Lang Syne” (p. 192)
(Poems available: www.robertburns.org/works/)
F 10/18 Response 7 due
Wordsworth from Lyrical Ballads; Preface (pp. 303-315)
“Simon Lee” (pp. 285-287)
“We Are Seven” (pp. 288-289)
M 10/21 Wordsworth
from Lyrical Ballads; “Lines” (pp. 299-302)
W 10/23 Romantic Period Sonnets: Smith, Wordsworth, P.B. Shelley, Keats
F 10/25 Response 8 due
Coleridge
“The Eolian Harp” (pp. 444-445)
“This Lime-Tree Bower My Prison” (pp. 446-447)
“Frost at Midnight” (pp. 482-484)
M 10/28 Coleridge
“The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (pp. 448-464)
“Kubla Khan: or, A Vision in a Dream” (pp. 464-466)
W 10/30 Byron
“Manfred” (pp. 634-668)
F 11/1 Response 9 due
Byron
From “Don Juan” Dedication available at http://englishhistory.net/byron/poems/juanded.html
Fragment (p. 669)
Excerpts Canto 1 (pp. 669-700)
M 11/4 P.B. Shelley
From A Defence of Poetry (pp. 870-883)
“Mont Blanc” (pp. 784-788)
“Hymn to Intellectual Beauty” (pp. 788-790)
“Ode to the West Wind” (pp. 806-808)
W 11/6 Keats
“The Eve of St. Agnes” (pp. 961-971)
“La Belle Dame sans Merci” (pp. 972-973)
F 11/8 Response 10 due
Keats
The Odes of 1819 (Ode to Psyche, Ode to a Nightingale, Ode on a Grecian Urn, Ode on
Melancholy, Ode on Indolence (pp. 975-984)
“To Autumn” (p. 1000)
M 11/11 Clare
“The Nightingale’s Nest” (pp. 885-887)
“Insects” (pp. 887-888)
“Pastoral Poesy” (pp. 889-891)
“[Mouse’s Nest]” (p. 896-897)
“I Am” (p. 899-900)
“The Peasant Poet” (p. 902)
W 11/13
Hemans “England’s Dead” (pp. 903-905)
“Casabianca” (pp. 905-906)
“The Homes of England” (pp. 907-908)
F 11/15 Response 11 due
Austen
Love and Friendship (pp. 553-572)
“Plan of a Novel…”(p. 573-574)
M 11/18 M. Shelley
Frankenstein
W 11/20 Frankenstein
F 11/22 Research paper conferences -- optional
11/25-11/29
Thanksgiving Break
M 12/2 Frankenstein
W 12/4 Frankenstein
F 12/6 Last Day of Class. Research Paper due
Final Exam Week: 12/9-12/13
Accessibility/Accommodations:
Concord University is committed to responding to the needs of students with disabilities as defined by the
Americans with Disabilities Act. Please inform your instructor at the beginning of the class semester if
you have a disability and are requesting accommodations. It is your responsibility to self-disclose that
you are requesting accommodations. The University and instructor will provide you with a reasonable
accommodation. You should register with CU’s Disability Services Office, located in the Athens campus
Jerry and Jean Beasley Student Center, Bottom Floor, across from the Campus Post Office. The
Disability Services Office phone is 304-384-6086 or you can email the Director, Nancy Ellison, at
[email protected] for assistance.
Academic Dishonesty
Academic dishonesty is morally unacceptable as well as destructive to the learning and teaching
atmosphere. Academic dishonesty includes the giving or receiving of improper help on examinations or
assignments, falsifying documents, and plagiarism (the act of stealing and using, as one’s own, the ideas
or the expression of the ideas of another). Such dishonesty can lead to a variety of penalties — including
but not limited to failure of assignment, failure of course, loss of institutional privileges, or dismissal from
the University. (See University Catalog Academic Policies and Procedures at
http://catalog.concord.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=582#Academic_Dishonesty.)
Concord University Honor Code
A Concord University Honor Code was approved by students, staff, faculty, administration, and the CU
Board of Governors. The Code states:
"As a member of the Concord University Community I will act with honesty and integrity in accordance
with our fundamental principles and I will respect myself and others while challenging them to do the
same."
The Honor Code is intended to unite the Concord community behind a culture of honesty, integrity, and
civility.
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Regular class attendance is part of a student’s academic obligation at Concord. Irregular attendance may
affect academic performance adversely and is detrimental to the atmosphere of a class. (See University
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http://catalog.concord.edu/content.php?catoid=10&navoid=582#Class_Attendance.)
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As a general policy, the University will remain in normal operations during adverse weather conditions.
In the event of severe weather conditions, the following may occur:
University Closure
No students or employees are to report.
Classes Cancelled
Students do NOT report BUT employees are expected to report to work at their normal time.
Operating on an Inclement Weather Delay
Under this schedule, all 8 a.m. classes will start at 10 a.m. Students and faculty will follow the
Inclement Weather Schedule. (See https://www.concord.edu/Student-Life/Office-of-Public-
Safety/Inclement-Weather-Schedule.aspx for Athens/Beckley Inclement Weather Schedules.)
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In classrooms, online, laboratories, and during any activities that are part of course requirements, students
are expected to observe reasonable rules of conduct.
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or [email protected]. Website: http://www.concord.edu/Student-Life/CACD.aspx.
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Life/CACD/Academic-Success-Center/Success-Resources.aspx for a list of these resources.
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of which may be related to the challenge of balancing your role as a student with other facets in your life.
There are a number of resources to help you cope if you find that you are overwhelmed. The first is the
CU Counseling Center which is located on the third floor of the Jerry and Jean Beasley Student Center on
the Athens Campus. The center is staffed by a licensed mental health professional, graduate students, and
student employees. Appointments are available Mon-Fri from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Appointments at the
Erma Byrd Higher Education Center in Beckley may be made by arrangement. Students may call the
counseling center at 304-384-5290 or make their own appointment through the electronic scheduling
system which may be found on Counseling Center section of the Student Services tab on CU’s main page.
Counseling services are free of charge. Other resources available are Student Support Services and the
Academic Success Center on the Athens campus.
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based on sex and gender (Including sexual harassment, sexual assault, domestic/dating violence, stalking,
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receive confidential counseling support through the Concord University Counseling Center (304-384-
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mandatory reporter which means I must report any sexual misconduct I am made aware of. This includes
verbal or written (such as in an assignment) disclosures of sexual harassment or sexual assault.
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