Fall 2003

Instructor: Prof. Cecilia H.C. Liu, cecilia@mails.fju.edu.tw

COURSE DESCRIPTION
This course is a survey of the major works of English literature from the Anglo-Saxon period (i.e. Beowulf) through the 18th century. Genres covered are epic and romance, allegory, satire, ballad, lyrics, drama, and prose. Themes include war, journeys, Christian faith, love, marriage, death, nature and women issues. The objective of the course is not just to study a succession of writers and works but also to learn a tradition in which each individual author and text plays a part. We cannot, even in a lifetime, read all the works that make up the tradition, but we can learn enough about it from a selection of works to relate these works and their authors to one another and to their common heritage. Through this survey students cultivate a sense of development, change and continuity in the literature of England over eight centuries.

REQUIREMENTS
1.  Come to class on time with preparation! Lateness and absences are strongly discouraged. You will automatically fail this course after five absences. Three lates equal one absence. 
2.  Three position papers: Typed, double-spaced, each with more than three pages, due on Oct. 20, November 24 and January 5 respectively. Choose one from the suggested topics given by the instructor and write an analytical article on it. If you want to use any secondary sources, your papers must follow MLA format, including parenthetical citations for all paraphrasing and quoting, as well as a list of “Works Cited” at the end. 
3.  Journals: One entry (one typed page, single spaced) every other week on the assigned reading. In the journal, write down a) what you think about the assigned reading b) any question you have about it c) your experience of visiting relevant web sites d) what you have discussed—reflections, insights—in your study group. Late assignments will not be commented. 
4.  Study group: Form a group of three/four by yourselves and meet once a week outside of class to discuss, answer the questions on the assigned reading, and give a presentation in class. 
5.  Quizzes will be given whenever necessary. 
6.  Punctuality: When absent on the day for an assignment to be turned in, you must
hand it in the first day you come back to school. Grades for the late assignments will be lowered.
7.  No plagiarism ! You will automatically fail this course if you plagiarize. 

MAJOR TEXT
- The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 6th ed. Vol. I. London: Norton, 1993.
- Consult http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/English_Literature/englit_1/
                  http://www.wwnorton.com/nael/welcome.htm

TENTATIVE GRADING SCALE (subject to change)
Quizzes, attendance & group project (oral/written) 25%
Papers, journals, class participation 25%
Midterm & final exams 50%

REFERENCE BOOKS
Martin S. Day 三冊的English Literature in Taipei：書林出版。Martin S. Day 的英國文學史共分為三冊。長久以來，這套書被譽為英國文學史中的「聖經」，也是梁實秋老師三冊【英國文學史】的參考腳本。這套書的優點在於提供了一套「書目」，並且簡單介紹書目中各式作品的歷史背景、作者以及文學地位，但是這卻不表示熟讀了三本書就可以行遍天下。事實上「書目」只是一個開端，留給學生自行研讀的方向，而進一步的瞭解與欣賞，卻要學生們主動閱讀。
唸Norton的每個時代之前先看過一遍Longman的An Outline of English Literature之相關章節，讓自己對將要閱讀的章節先有基本的瞭解，知道該時代的背景、重要的文學特色、文學運動以及重要的文學作家及其作品，以便接下來看Norton時才能很快進入狀況！
Day, Martin S. History of English Literature to 1660. 
---. History of English Literature 1660-1837. 
---. History of English Literature 1837 to Present. 
Fowler, A. History of English Literature (Blackwell). 
McGraw-Hill 上下二冊的English Literature導讀： 
Lawrence, Karen, Betsy Seifter, and Lois Ratner, eds. The McGraw-Hill Guide to English Literature. 2 Vols. International editions. NY: McGraw-Hill: 1992.

Syllabus (Fall 2003)