I. ENGLISH 433 EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY LITERATURE 3 CREDIT HOURS

II. FALL 2001 Dr. Catherine Vedder

Avery 115, phone 869-6339 / cvedder@lmunet.edu

Office Hours: TR 9:30-10:30; MWF 10-11:00, and by appointment

III. PREREQUISITE: English 211, 212, 221, or222

IV. COURSE DESCRIPTION and OBJECTIVES

This course is a survey of British literature from 1660-1785. This course will aid students in developing a complete chronological perspective on British literature in order to better understand how literary “periods” arise out of, and in reaction against, each other. At the same time, we will improve our knowledge of the social and historical contexts by examining both the mainstream intellectual developments that characterize the Enlightenment, and some of manifestations of these ideas, and others, in everyday life. Students will also gain experience in the close reading of texts, in the research of topics and literary works, and in the writing of analytical and researched papers.

V. TEXTS / REQUIRED READINGS

We will use the following editions, ordered for this class by the campus bookstore:

The Norton Anthology of English Literature, "The Restoration and the Eighteenth

Century," 7th ed.

Fanny Burney, Evelina. Norton Critical Edition.

VI. ASSESSMENTS

Quizzes, grades averaged 20%

Mid-term exam 25%

Term paper 30%

Final exam 25%

VII. COURSE PROCEDURES

-Regular attendance is required; for each absence beyond 4, your course grade will be lowered by 10 points.

-Papers and other assignments are to be turned in on the date due. Late work will be penalized. You are responsible for work assigned in your absence.

-Participation in the course discussion forum is required

-Plagiarism--representing another's work as one's own--may result in a failing grade or expulsion from the university.

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