Friday:

April: OED

Medea: article

Week 5, February 12-16

·             Monday: Mary Astell, Some Reflections Upon Marriage (2427-2437)

·             Wednesday: William Wycherly, The Country Wife

·             Friday: William Wycherly, The Country Wife

Friday:

Rachel: article

Week 6, February 19-23

·             Monday: William Wycherly, The Country Wife

·             Wednesday: Eliza Haywood, Fantomina: Or, Love in a Maze (3081-3099)

·             Friday: “Perspectives: Reading Papers” (2453-2498); Jurgen Habermas on the public sphere (handout)

Friday:

Jackie: article

Week 7, February 26-March 2

·             Monday: “Perspectives: Reading Papers” (2453-2498)

·             Wednesday: “Perspectives: Reading Papers” (2453-2498)

·             Friday: Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock (2131-2652)

Wednesday:

Erin: article

Chris: OED

Week 8, March 5-9

·             Monday: The Rape of the Lock (2131-2652)

·             Wednesday: Jonathan Swift, “The Lady’s Dressing Room” (2506-2510); Montagu, “The Reasons that Induced Dr. S. to write a Poem called ‘The Lady’s Dressing Room’” (2510-2512); Anon., “The Gentleman’s Study” (handout). Midterm prep discussion, assignment of take-home essay.

·             Friday: Midterm

Week 9, March 12-16

·             Spring Break! No classes

Wednesday:

Erin: OED

Friday:

Chris: article

John: OED

Week 10, March 19-23

·             Monday: Pope, An Epistle from Mr. Pope, to Dr. Arbuthnot (2673-2684)

·             Wednesday: Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal”

·             Friday: Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels (The Penguin edition, not the selections in Longman.)

Wednesday:

John: article

Week 11, March 26-30

·             Monday: Gulliver’s Travels

·             Wednesday: Gulliver’s Travels

·             Friday: Gulliver’s Travels

Monday:

Jackie: OED

Wednesday:

Rachel: OED

Week 12, April 2-6

·             Monday: Gulliver’s Travels

·             Wednesday: Gulliver’s Travels

·             Friday: viewing scenes of adaptations of Gulliver’s Travels

Wednesday:

April: Article

Week 13, April 9-13

·             Assignment: Start on your final paper. Make appointment to meet to discuss your paper idea(s)

·             Monday: William Hogarth, The Rake’s Progress

·             Wednesday: The Rake’s Progress

·             Friday: Article. (Handout)

Wednesday:

Medea: OED

Week 14, April 16-20

·             Monday: John Gay, The Beggar’s Opera

·             Wednesday: The Beggar’s Opera

·             Friday: The Beggar’s Opera

Week 15, April 23-27: “High” culture and “Low” culture

·             Monday: Listening to and viewing performances of The Beggar’s Opera

·             Wednesday: Listening to and viewing performances of The Beggar’s Opera

·             Friday: Peer editing of final paper