Date
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Reading Due |
Assignment Due |
Thur 8/24 |
Introduction to Terror & Horror
(Powerpoint Presentation as PDF) Greensheet Policies & Schedule
Handouts:
How to Read Fiction
Presentation Instructions
Gothic's Timeline
|
Student Questionnaire |
Tues 8/29 |
Defining High Gothic
"Gothic Romance, Sensibility & the Sublime" in
Northanger Abbey text (211-229)
Addison, Burke & Dennis on the Sublime (online:
http://www2.bc.edu/%7Ericharad/en563sub.html )
Barbauld, "On the Pleasure" & "Sir Bertrand"
(online:
http://www.english.upenn.edu/Projects/Gothic/barbauld.html)
Radcliffe, "On the Supernatural in Poetry"
(online:
http://www.litgothic.com/Texts/radcliffe_sup.pdf
)
Handouts:
Nightmare Assignment (Tate Britain)
Medieval Representations of Gothic (Poem distributed by
GA Michelle Perry)
Castles & Chapbooks
|
3 Questions Sign up
for Presentations
|
Thur 8/31 |
No Class Meeting
- Tate Britain Online exhibit,
"Gothic Nightmares" (see
HO)
- Online Article, "Fuseli to
Frankenstein" (see
HO)
|
Synopsis & Nightmare (emailed by 5pm) � see HO |
Tues 9/5 |
Matthew Lewis, The Monk:
Vol. I
Handouts:
ICE Writing Tips
Summary & Nightmare Student Samples ("A" Essays)
Note: Last day to drop courses without "W" on record
|
3 Questions
Group 1 Present
Hai |
Thur 9/7 |
Matthew Lewis, The Monk: Vol. II
The Monk PowerPoint Presentation (as PDF) |
3 Questions
In-Class Essay |
Tues 9/12 |
Matthew Lewis, The Monk: Vol.
III, Chps. 1-2
Note: Last day to add courses & register late (no
exceptions) |
3 Questions
Individual Present
Andrea Lampert ("Rappacinni's Daughter") |
Thur 9/14 |
Matthew Lewis, The Monk: Vol. III, Chps. 3-5 |
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay |
Tues 9/19 |
Delivering the GothicChapbooks (online http://www.lib.virginia.edu/small/exhibits/gothic/chapbook.html)
Chapbook Images (http://thesicklytaper.net/GOTHIC CHAPBOOKSX.HTM)
Browne, brief excerpt from Wieland (AGT)
See clip of creature meeting blind man from "Young
Frankenstein"
Note: Enrollment Census Date 9/20
|
3 Questions
Individual Present
Erin Schleupner ("Bloody Blanche") |
Thur 9/21 |
No Class Meeting
1831 Introduction to Frankenstein
(169-173) |
In-Class Essay (Emailed) |
Tues 9/26 |
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Vol. I
See clip of birth scene in "Mary
Shelley's Frankenstein" |
3 Questions
Group Present
Katherine Newray
Georgia Saratsiotis |
Thur 9/28 |
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Vol. II
Modern Representations of Frankenstein PowerPoint
(as PDF)
includes definition of Byronic Hero &
discussion of daemon vs. demon
Handouts:
"Prometheus," poem by Lord Byron |
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay |
Tues 10/3 |
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein Vol. III
Female vs. Male Gothic PowerPoint (as PDF)
Edison's 1910 silent film, "Frankenstein" (13
minutes)
Discussion:
Group 2:
"Prometheus" & Frankenstein |
3 Questions
Added: Group
Presentations for this week's ICE
(Topics & groups determined previous Tuesday) |
Thur 10/5 |
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey Vol. I
Jane Austen PowerPoint Info (as PDF)
Discuss Mid-Term
Handouts & Discussion:
Austen's "Plan of a Novel"
Austen's Early Work: History of England
Northanger Abbey info at Republic of Pemberley
Website
Bibliography of Jane Austen Sequels
Satire vs. Parody |
3 Questions
Group Present
Monica Henry
Joleen Horvath
Samantha Iverson |
Tues 10/10 |
Jane Austen, Northanger Abbey Vol. II
Discussion
Calendaring in Northanger Abbey by Ellen Moody |
3 Questions
Individual Present
Dori Coblintz ("The Parricide Punished") |
Thur 10/12 |
Mid-Term Exam (Bring
exam booklets) |
|
Tues 10/17 |
Emily Bront�, Wuthering Heights Chps. 1-9
Discuss Final Essay
Discussion
See the landscape of Wuthering Heights (BBC)
"Where's Heathcliff," NY Times article
Bront�
Parsonage
See 1939 Trailer for "Wuthering Heights"
Windward Heights,
a re-writing of Wuthering Heights
Jasper Fforde series on Jane Eyre |
3 Questions
Group Present
David Montgomery
Travis Campbell
Heidi Chun
Individual Present
Meagan Lillich, "The Speckled Band" |
Thur 10/19 |
Emily Bront�, Wuthering Heights Chps. 10-16
(leaving it at this cliffhanger!) |
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay -- cancelled |
Tues 10/24 |
Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
3 Questions
Group Present
Chiqueena Lee
Delilah Gallardo
Individual Present
Adam Shreve ("The Black Cat" & "The
Outsider") |
Thur 10/26 |
Robert Louis Stevenson, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde |
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay |
Tues 10/31 |
Bram Stoker, Dracula Chps. 1-9
HALLOWEEN!!
Nov. 1 Join the English Society
for a Poe Reading on November 1
in the Spartan Memorial Chapel 7-9pm |
3 Questions
Group Present
Victoria Machado
Jack Amaral
Individual Present
Ronan Barbour ("Shattered Like a Glass
Goblin") |
Thur 11/2 |
Bram Stoker, Dracula Chps. 10-18 |
Project Proposal
(moved from 10/31)
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay |
Tues 11/7 |
Bram Stoker, Dracula Chps. 19-27
|
3 Questions
Individual Present
Stefanie Hull ("The Vampire of Kaldenstein") |
Thur 11/9 |
Imperial Gothicism
Discussion Day: Guest Speaker, Professor Revathi
Krishnaswami (Handout
from class)
Read
Rudyard Kipling's "Beyond the Pale," from Plain Tales
from the Hills
(See
Notes on the Text for clarification of terms) |
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay (emailed by Mon, 4pm) |
Tues 11/14 |
Poe, "Masque of the Red Death" (online: http://poestories.com/text.php?file=masque)
Gilman, "The Yellow Wallpaper" (AGT 87-102)
Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily" (AGT 182-190)
|
3 Questions
Individual Present
Jessica Rossiter (Anne Rice's "Freniere" and
Plath's "Johnny Panic") |
Thur 11/16 |
Stephen King, The Shining
"The Shining"
plays at Camera 12 midnight showing -- this weekend!!!
Discussion Stuff
Horror Timeline
20th Century Horror Definition -- According to Koontz |
FIRST DRAFT
(moved from 11/14)
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay
Group Present
Priscilla Kilili
Alexis Kennedy |
Tues 11/21 |
Stephen King, The Shining |
3 Questions
Individual Present
Liz Walton ("Lady Eltringham or The Castle of
Ratcliffe" and "Little Things") |
Thur 11/23 |
Thanksgiving - No Class |
|
Tues 11/28 |
Stephen King, The Shining |
In-Class
Essay (emailed by Mon, 12pm)
3 Questions
Individual Present
Jen Day ("Cat in Glass") |
Thur 11/30 |
DeLillo, "Human Moments in WWII" (AGT 325-338)
Straub, "A Short Guide to the City" (AGT 358-368)
|
3 Questions
In-Class
Essay |
Tues 12/5 |
Horror Films and Slasher Movies
Bring in your favorite horror story or film
Print & Read: "Tribal
Stand," Paula Guran
Discussion Stuff
Best Horror Films
Greatest Scariest Movie Moments & Scenes
Top Horror Movies
"The
Shining" Re-Cut as quest trailer
"The Shining" in 30 seconds by the Angry Bunnies
Simpsons do The Shining |
3 Questions
Individual Present
Crystal Michallet-Romero ("Legend of Sleepy
Hollow") |
Thurs 12/7 |
Student Presentations on Final Projects
Review for Final Exam |
FINAL DRAFT |
FINAL EXAM:
Wednesday, December 13, 12:15-2:30pm (Bring exam
booklets) |
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