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British & American Literature 1865-1914
Readings for Research and Writing ("Path 2")

"We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed till we drop--and
if we can't keep it up alone; we have to go into partnership (14).
Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905)

 

Group 1
Art &
Truth

Group 2
The Woman Question
Group 3 the Brontës
Group 4
George
Eliot
Group 5
George Eliot
Group 6
Henry
James
Group 7
Edith Wharton
Group 8
Joseph
Conrad
Group 9
Joseph Conrad
Week One
TC's SR, Bk 1 chp 1 - Bk 2 chp 3
AT's "The Princess"
TTOWH: chps 1-10
SofCL: "Amos Barton"
TMOTF: chps 1-9 (Bk 1: chps 1-9)
TA: chps 1-7

THOM: Bk 1, chps 1-9
N: Part 1,
chps 1-7
AF
chps 1-4
Week Two
TC's SR, Bk 2 chp 4 - Bk 2 chp 10
EBB's Aurora Leigh:
bks 1-2
TTOWH: chps 11-20
SofCL: "Janet's Repentance" (chps 1-11)
TMOTF: chps 10-20 (Bk 1: chps 10-13 & Bk 2: chps 1-7)
TA: chps 8-14

THOM: Bk 1, chps 10-15 AND Bk 2, chps 1-3
N: Part 1, chp 8 & Part 2, chps 1-5
AF:
chps 5-8
Week Three
TC's SR, Bk 3 chps 1-12
EBB's Aurora Leigh:
bks 3-4
TTOWH: chps 21-29
SofCL: "Janet's Repentance" (chps 12-28)
TMOTF: chps 21-29 (Bk 3: chps 1-9)
TA: chps 15-20

THOM: Bk 2, chps 4-14
N: Part 2,
chps 6-8
AF:
chps 9-12

Week Four
RB's TRATB,
bks 1-2
EBB's Aurora Leigh:
bks 5-6
TTOWH: chps 30-35
AB:
chps 1-8
TMOTF: chps 30-39 (Bks 4 & 5)
TA: chps 21-26
TCOTC:
chps 1-10
N: Part 3,
chps 1-4
LJ:
chps 1-7

Week Five
RB's TRATB,
bks 3-4
EBB's Aurora Leigh:
bks 7-9
TTOWH: chps 26-45
AB:
chps 9-16
TMOTF: chps 40-49 (Bk 6: chps 1-10)
TB: chps 1-12
TCOTC:
chps 11-20
N: Part 3,
chps 5-9
LJ:
chps 8-15
Week Six
RB's TRATB,
bks 5-6
AT's "Dedication" (1862), "The Coming of Arthur" (1869), AT's "Gareth & Lynette" (1872)
TTOWH: chps 46-53
AB:
chps 17-22
TMOTF: chps 50-end (Bk 6: chps 11-14, Bk 7)
TB: chps 13-20
TCOTC:
chps 21-33
N: Part 3,
chps 10-13
LJ:
chps 16-24
Week Seven
RB's TRATB,
bks 7-8

"The Marriage of Geraint" (1859, 1873) & "Geraint & Enid" (1859, 1873)
WH: Vol 1, chps 1-11
AB:
chps 23-31
SM: chps 1-7
TB: chps 21-28
TCOTC:
chps 34-46
TSA:
chps 1-4

LJ:
chps 25-35
Week Eight
RB's TRATB,
bks 9-10
"Merlin and Vivien" (1859) & "Lancelot and Elaine" (1859)
WH: Vol 1, chps 12-14 & Vol 2, chps 1-7
AB:
chps 32-42
SM: chps 8-13

TB: chps 29-35
TAOI:
chps 1-18
TSA:
chps 5-9

LJ:
chps 36-45
Week Nine
RB's TRATB,
bks 11-12
"Pelleas and Ettarre" (1869), "The Last Tournament" (1871, 1872), &
"Guinevere" (1859)
WH: Vol 2, chps 8-20
AB: chps 43-Epilogue
SM: chps 14-conclusion
TB: chps 36-42
TAOI:
chps 19-34
TSA:
chps 10-13

LJ: critical articles (393-403, 439-54, 473-92)
Week Nine
OPTIONAL FILM SCREENINGS at Dr. M's for a point of extra credit
(you must have finished reading both path 2 novels to attend)
Week Ten
GROUP PAPER CONFERENCES (1 hr) to be held across Weeks Nine and Ten
bring 2-3 pg detailed outline & single page of term paper
FINALS WEEK
TERM PAPER DUE at noon on Thursday, June 11
(send Word file via email to "pmarchba@calpoly.edu")



"Stitching the Standard" (1911-12)
Edmund Blair Leighton


Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu