ENGLISH 207:

INTRODUCTION TO ENGLISH LITERATURE II

Summer 2019

MTWR, 12:00 – 13:15 in Fisk 337

Instructor: Lara El Mekkawi

Office hours: W 11 AM – 12 PM & by appointment
Office: Fisk 304 A
Email: le39@aub.edu.lb
Extension: 4099

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

This course continues the survey of English literature begun in ENGL 205, covering the period
from Romanticism to modernism, through the examination of selected texts belonging to
different genres (poetry, fictional and non-fictional prose, and drama) against their socio-
historical, cultural, and philosophical background.

COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES:

1. To identify the authors, titles, plots, characters, and themes of the works.
2. To recognize and apply the metrical elements, the major stanza forms, the main rhetorical
devices, major literary terms, and the principal literary genres in the works.
3. To place the authors studied in their appropriate literary, historical, and philosophical
contexts and to explain the distinguishing characteristics of each writer and period/trend.
4. To read closely and deliver interesting and informed interpretations of other works by the
same authors on the syllabus (which you may be tested on).
5. To relate the development of certain poetic features or conventions to larger intellectual
trends and historical movements such as Romanticism, Victorian scientism, industrialism,
and modernism.

GRADE DISTRIBUTION:
Attendance and oral participation (25%), reading presentations (15%), Midterm (25%), Final
Exam (35%)

GRADING AND EVALUATION:

Presentations: 10-minute presentations (one on each genre: drama/fiction/poetry) that provides
a close reading of the work. No secondary sources are required. The presentation will be graded
for substance, organization, relevance, and speaking effectiveness.

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Daily Preparation: Students are required to bring to class each session a sheet of paper on
which they have informally listed responses, questions, issues to discuss, and general statements
regarding the reading assigned for the day.
Midterm: Students will have an exam in the middle of the semester on a specific literary period.
Final Exam: Students will have a cumulative exam at the end of the semester to test their
knowledge on all the learned material.

COURSE POLICY:
 Attendance is obviously mandatory. More than five unexcused absences will result in
automatic withdrawal from the course. Students are responsible for any materials
covered during their absence. Cheating and plagiarism will result in automatic failure on
the assigned task. Further, students caught cheating will be referred to the Student Affairs
Committee for further disciplinary action.
 Mobile phones should be turned off and out of sight. Phones may not be answered.
 Once in class, students are expected to remain in class for the entire period.
 Special needs: Any student that feels they may need an accommodation due to a
disability should contact the instructor privately to discuss those specific needs in the
early weeks of the semester.
 Students must attend class with the required material (textbook, notebook, pens, etc.)

TEXTBOOK:
The Norton Anthology of English Literature, vol. 2 (9th ed.), available for purchase at the AUB
bookstore.

UNIVERSITY POLICIES

Academic Integrity:

Please refer to AUB Student Code of Conduct:

http://www.aub.edu.lb/pnp/generaluniversitypolicies/Documents/StudentCodeConduct/StudentC
odeConduct.pdf , in particular section 1.1, which concerns academic misconduct including
cheating, plagiarism, in-class disruption, and dishonesty. Please be aware that misconduct is
vigorously prosecuted and that AUB has a zero tolerance policy. Course policy is that credible
evidence of cheating will result in course failure.

Recommended Accessibility Statement to Acknowledge the Unique Learning Needs of Students

with Disabilities:

AUB strives to make learning experiences as accessible as possible. If you anticipate or

experience academic barriers due to a disability (including mental health, chronic or temporary
medical conditions), please inform me immediately so that we can privately discuss options. In
order to help establish reasonable accommodations and facilitate a smooth accommodations
process, you are encouraged to contact the Accessible Education Office:
accessibility@aub.edu.lb; +961-1-350000, x3246; West Hall, 314.

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Non-Discrimination

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sex/gender-based harassment prohibited by Title IX. The University’s non-discrimination policy
applies to, and protects, all students, faculty, and staff. If you think you have experienced
discrimination or harassment, including sexual misconduct, we encourage you to tell someone
promptly. If you speak to a faculty or staff member about an issue such as harassment, sexual
violence, or discrimination, the information will be kept as private as possible, however, faculty
and designated staff are required to bring it to the attention of the University’s Title IX
Coordinator. Faculty can refer you to fully confidential resources, and you can find information
and contacts at www.aub.edu.lb/titleix . To report an incident, contact the University's Title IX
Coordinator Trudi Hodges at 01-350000 ext. 2514, or titleix@aub.edu.lb . An anonymous report
may be submitted online via EthicsPoint at www.aub.ethicspoint.com

WEEKLY SCHEDULE & READINGS:

Week Date Topic Texts & Announcements

1 June Introduction Course Introduction and Introduction to the Romantic Era AND “My
3 to the Heart Leaps Up” (1802)
course

June Romantic Robert Burns, “A Red, Red Rose” (1794) AND “To a Mouse”(1785)
4 Period

June Id Al Fitr, holiday. No Classes*

5 Romantic
June Period
Id Al Fitr, holiday. No Classes*
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2 June Romantic Preface to Lyrical Ballads: “The Subject and Language of Poetry”,
10 Period “What is a Poet”, “Emotion Recollected in Tranquility” (1802) AND “I
Wandered Lonely as a Cloud” (1804)

June Samuel Taylor Coleridge, “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (1797):
11 Parts 1 & 2 & 3

June Same: Parts 4& 5 & 6 & 7

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June Charlotte Smith, “To Night” End of drop-and-add period

13 (1788) AND Lord Byron, “She (June 14)
Walks in Beauty” (1814)

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3 June Romantic Lord Byron, “Darkness” AND Wrap up of Romantic Period
17 Period

June Introduction to the Victorian Period AND Alfred Tennyson, “Ulysses”

18 Victorian (1842)
Period
June Matthew Arnold, “Dover Beach”(1851)
(Prosperity,
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Modernity,
June and Death) Charles Dickens, “The Signalman” (1866)
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4 June Victorian Rudyard Kipling, “If” (1910), “White Man’s Burden”(1899)

24 Period
(The
June Woman Elizabeth Barrett Browning, “Grief” (1844) and Christina Rossetti,
25 Question) “Remember” (1849)

June Robert Browning, “My Last Duchess” (1842) and Christina Rossetti,
26 “An Artist’s Studio”(1856)

June Mary Elizabeth Coleridge, “The Witch”(1892) AND “The Other Side of
27 the Mirror” (1882)

5 July Twentieth Midterm

1 Century
(War
July Poetry) Introduction to The Twentieth Century
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July Rupert Brooke, “The Soldier” (1915) AND Wilfred Owen “Anthem For
3 Damned Youth” (1917)

July George Orwell, “Shooting an Elephant” (1936)

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July Wole Soyinka, “Telephone Conversation” (1960,62) and Louise

8 Bennett, “Colonialism in Reverse”(1957)

July Hanif Kureishi “My Son the Fanatic”(1997)

9 Twentieth
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July Century Philip Larkin “Church Going” (1955), “High Windows”(1974)
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July Virginia Woolf, “Three Guineas”(1938)

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July Eavan Boland, “The Lost Land”(1998) and “The Dolls Museum in
15 Dublin”(1994)

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 July Carol Ann Duffy “Medusa”, “Pygmalion’s Bride”(1999)
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July Zadie Smith, “The Waiter’s Wife” (1999)

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July Wrap Up Session

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Reading Period for the summer semester: Sunday, July 21, 2019- Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Summer semester ends Tuesday, July 30, 2019