English 338-010					Professor Grossman
Spring 1999, MWF 10:10-11:00			Office Hours: W 3-5 
Gore 223					Office: 203C Facilities
class email: ENGL338-010-99S@udel.edu		grossman@udel.edu


Victorian Fiction


REQUIRED TEXTS

Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist (1838) 		Penguin, ISBN 0140430172
Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton (1848) 		Oxford, ISBN 0192817507
George Eliot, Adam Bede (1859) 			Penguin, ISBN 0140431217
Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone (1868) 		Oxford, ISBN 0192815792
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1891) 	Penguin, ISBN 0140431357
 
We will use the specific editions of the novels that are listed above.
You should read each novel's endnotes and other editorial matter
(appendices, notes on the text).  There may be occassional outside
readings assigned in class.


REQUIREMENTS

Two 6-page papers, due Monday, March 15 and Monday, April 26

One final 10-page paper, due Wednesday, May 19

One class presentation (pass/fail).

Individual conferences, held during the semester; lively class
participation.

We may have occasion to handle small assignments or further discuss
questions via email.  If you need to contact me, the best method is by
email.


SCHEDULE

2/10	Introduction: The Victorian Novel, 1837-1901
2/12	Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist

2/15	Dickens
2/17	Dickens
2/19	Dickens

2/22	Dickens
2/24	Dickens
2/26	Dickens

3/1	Elizabeth Gaskell, Mary Barton
3/3	Gaskell 
3/5	Gaskell

3/8	Gaskell
3/10	Gaskell
3/12	Gaskell

3/15	Gaskell				Paper #1 due
3/17	George Eliot, Adam Bede 		
3/19	Eliot

3/22	Eliot
3/24	Eliot
3/26	Eliot
	
3/29	[Spring Break]
3/31	
4/2		

4/5 	Eliot
4/7	Eliot
4/9	Wilkie Collins, The Moonstone	

4/12	Collins
4/14	Collins
4/16	Collins

4/19	Collins
4/21	Collins				
4/23	Collins					

4/26	Collins					Paper #2 due
4/28	Thomas Hardy, Tess of the D'Urbervilles
4/30	Hardy

5/3	Hardy	
5/5	Hardy
5/7	Hardy

5/10	Hardy
5/12	Hardy			
5/14 	Hardy 

5/17	Hardy
5/19	Conclusion				Final paper due

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