Tales of Wonder, Gillray, The Monk

SCHEDULE of READINGS
Gothic Novel & Horror Fiction

English 153b, Fall 2006
Dr. Katherine D. Harris
Syllabus subject to change
 

Legend of Symbols, etc.
Online = Web hyperlink
HO = Handout
AGT = American Gothic Tales (Oates)
OBGT = Oxford Book of Gothic Tales (Baldick)

 

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Mid-Term Exam    Final Exam    Final Essay


Date


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 Gothic

    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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