Week 9

Aug. 2

Midterm (1–3 p.m.)

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 1–8

  • George Eliot: A Brief Biography

  • George Eliot: An Overview

    • Philip V. Allingham, "George Eliot's Fiction, 1857–1876: An Introductory Survey"

  • Middlemarch Episode 1 part 2 of 6 (video clip; 10:08 min.)

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 9–21

  • The Historical Context of Middlemarch

  • Virginia Woolf, "George Eliot" (1919)

  • Middlemarch Episode 1 part 3 of 6 (video clip; 10:04 min.)

  • Middlemarch Episode 1 part 4 of 6 (video clip; 10:03 min.)

  • Middlemarch Episode 1 part 5 of 6 (video clip; 10:01 min.)

No class (Mother's Day)

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 22–36

  • Searchable Middlemarch

  • Leslie Stephen, "Middlemarch," George Eliot (1902)

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 37–42 (end of Book 4)

  • George Eliot, "Silly Novels by Lady Novelists" (1856)

  • Arthur George Sedgwick, "Middlemarch by George Eliot" (1873; review of the novel)

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 43–56

  • Michael Rectenwald, "The Construction and Deconstruction of Science in Middlemarch"

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 57–62 (end of Book 6)

  • Middlemarch: An Overview

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 63–77

Eliot, Middlemarch

Reading

• George Eliot, Middlemarch (1872) chapters 78–end

Short Story Set #3

Reading

• Thomas Hardy, "The Fiddler of the Reels" (1893)

  • Thomas Hardy

  • Thomas Hardy: An Overview

• Mary E. Mann, "Little Brother"

  • Shropham

  • Mary E. Mann (bio)

• Arthur Morrison, "Behind the Shade," Tales of Mean Streets (1894)

• Philip V. Allingham, "The Victorian Short Story: Brief History" (2004)

• Map of John Snow's London in 1859

Landscapes of Nineteenth-Century Britain Presentation: Foreign (Ming)

Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Reading

• Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) "Story of the Door"–"Search for Mr Hyde"

  • Biographical and Critical Essay

Landscapes of Nineteenth-Century Britain Presentation: Urban (Natthaphong)

Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Reading

• Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) "Dr Jekyll Was Quite at Ease"–"Incident of the Letter"

  • Robert Louis Stevenson

  • Barbara T. Gates, "Robert Louis Stevenson's The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde" (1988)

• Arthur Conan Doyle, "A Scandal in Bohemia" (1891)

• Jack London, The People of the Abyss (1903)

Landscapes of Nineteenth-Century Britain Presentations: Scientific (Warangkana), Economic (Jermthong), Cultural (Ampira)

Group Presentation on Doyle's "A Scandal in Bohemia": Kanyarat, Natthaphong, and Ratchakorn

Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Reading

• Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) "Incident of Dr Lanyon"–"The Last Night"

  • Robert Louis Stevenson, 1850–1894 (online exhibition)

Landscapes of Nineteenth-Century Britain Presentation: Artistic (Waranunt)

Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde

Reading

• Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (1886) "Dr Lanyon's Narrative"–end

  • Robert Louis Stevenson

  • Robert Louis Stevenson (duality, losing control)

Landscapes of Nineteenth-Century Britain Presentations: Moral (Kanyarat), Human (Rachakorn)

Review

Landscapes of Nineteenth-Century Britain Presentation: Natural (Pansiri)

Final paper due (5–7 pp.)

• 5–7 pages

• MLA format

• Some writing guidelines:

  • "Some Matters of Form" by Yale University (writing guidelines; pdf file)

  • Writing Prose (handbook on college writing, Yale University; pdf file)

  • Sources and Citation at Dartmouth College (pdf file)

  • Getting an A on an English Paper

  • Writing about Literature

  • Writing Papers for English and Literature: A Word of Advice (also A Few Things to Remember)

  • The Craft of a Literature Paper

  • Writing a Literature Paper: Guidelines, Suggestions, Strategies

  • What Makes a Good Literature Paper?

  • Guide to Essay Writing (helpful reference, where to start, evidence, argument, what is a good essay)

  • Writing about Literature (elements of the essay, the writing process, the research essay, documentation)

Final exam (1–4 p.m.) 

• Reading Strategies

  • Reading Strategies and LIE

  • S.O.A.P.S. Document Analysis

  • PDIDLS

  • Tone and Detailed Explanation of DIDLS

• Essay Exam Tips

  • Writing Exam Essays

  • Pointers for Taking Essay Tests

  • Writing Essay Exams (pdf file)

  • Essay Exam Preparation (pdf file)

• Sample Midterm Questions and Responses

  • Sample Midterm & Answers (the gothic experience)

  • Example of Strong Responses (Romantic literature)

  • Sample Midterm Questions (pdf file)

  • Sample Midterm Essay Response