Course Objectives:

接續第一學期對英文文學三大文類的基本形式介紹與分析練習﹐本學期本課選讀兩部文學鉅著（《傲慢與偏見》、《推銷員之死》）並配以具形式特色的短篇小說和英詩（戲劇獨白、十四行詩、形上詩、歌謠）。這些文本討論的共同主題有︰階級、資本主義與金錢、愛情面面觀。目的︰增進同學對文學的興趣和分析能力，並促使同學思考文學作品與自己和自己的社會的關係。

Welcome back!!!  To continue our approach to literature, this semester we will start with, as a warm-up, two poems and two stories, and then venture into the longer texts (Pride and Prejudice, The Death of a Salesman) and classical English poetry of some interesting genres (dramatic monologue, metaphysical poetry, sonnet and ballad).  The objectives of this course remain mostly the same (with only one added): it is designed for you to

l          appreciate how literary texts convey their meanings to us through both form and content; 

l          understand different literary genres, their conventions and components,

l          analyze different parts of a text and how they are connected to its overall meaning; and, most importantly,

l           (new) learn to put literary works in their historical and social contexts.

l          relate the knowledge and experience we have in reading English literature to our understanding of ourselves and our society.

 

TEXTBOOK
An Introduction to Literature.    Barnet, Berman, Burto & Cain.  Thirteenth Ed. Longman, 2005.   (Companion Website: http://wps.ablongman.com/long_barnet_intlit_13 )

Pride and Prejudice. Jane Austen. 1813. New York: Oxford UP, 1990.

Handouts.

GRADING POLICY (subject to change)

Journal & Annotation: 30% (3 Annotations + 3 online discussions 15%, 3 journals 15%)
Group Report and class participation– 10%
Midterm- 30%    
Final: 30% 

Course Requirements:

1.      Attendance: Attendance is required.  6 unexcused absences will constitute reason for failing this course.  Grades will be lowered after the third absence.  Three lates equal one absence.

2.      Class Participation: Finish the assigned reading and be prepared to asked questions and discuss in class.  Extra credits will be given to those active participants.

3.      Annotation and Journal

-- Annotations – see the weeks marked with *.  The first three are required, and the fourth optional (and will be given credit to).   

-- Journal – See the calendar for the due days.  At least 500 words each.  Each journal must contain 1) quotes with close analysis; 2) main idea(s) given in one sentence in the introduction and then elaborated on.  When using secondary sources, you must include parenthetical citations for all paraphrasing and quoting, as well as a list of works cited at the end. YOU WILL AUTOMATICALLY FAIL THIS COURSE IF YOU PLAGIARIZE! 不得抄襲！

(Please see last semester’s course introduction for an explanation of the purposes in doing annotation and journal writing. http://www.eng.fju.edu.tw/iacd_2005F/intro_lit/intro.htm#Annotation   )