Daily Schedule ENGL 3060: Modern & Contemporary Literature Fantasy after Tolkien

+I will add to and clarify this schedule as needed throughout the semester. +Verbal instructions from me always supersede this document. +Consult Text List for where to obtain readings. +All readings are due on the day they are listed. It is up to you to obtain the texts in question, either through the means I have provided or on your own. Mon 1/16 No classes scheduled

W1

Wed 1/18 Introduction to the course Fri 1/20 class canceled Mon 1/23 Howard: The Phoenix on the Sword & The Tower of the Elephant

W2

Wed 1/25 Tolkien, The Return of the King: Synopsis & pp 1 - 100 Fri 1/27 Tolkien: pp 101 77 Mon 1/30 Tolkien: pp 181 271

W3

Wed 2/1 Fri 2/3 Mon 2/6

Tolkien: pp 272 340 Anderson: The Broken Sword: pp 4 72 (in pdf) Short paper 1 due Anderson: pp 72 141 Quiz 1 (1/23 2/3) due by 13.00 Moorcock: The Dreaming City & Dead Gods Homecoming

W4

Wed 2/8

Fri 2/10 Moorcock: Black Swords Brothers & Sad Giants Shield Mon 2/13 Moorcock: Doomed Lords Passing

W5

Wed 2/15 Leiber: Ill Met in Lankhmar Fri 2/17 Mon 2/20 Donaldson, Lord Fouls Bane: pp 1 82 Short paper 2 due Donaldson: pp 83 166 Quiz 2 (2/6 2/17) due by 13.00

W6

Wed 2/22 Donaldson: pp 167 262 Fri 2/24 Donaldson: pp 263 360 Mon 2/27 Delany, Tales of Nevron: pp 11 78

W7

Wed 2/29 Delany: pp 79 160 Fri 3/2 Mon 3/5 Delany: 161 246 Miville: Perdido Street Station: pp 1 - 72 Quiz 3 (2/20 3/2) due by 13.00 Miville: pp 72 148 Miville: pp 148 221 Short paper 3 due

W8

Wed 3/7 Fri 3/9

Mon 3/12 Miville: pp 221 301

W9

Wed 3/14 Miville: 302 378 Fri 3/16 Miville: 379 457

Daily Schedule ENGL 3060: Modern & Contemporary Literature Fantasy after Tolkien
Mon 3/19 Gaiman, American Gods: pp 3 69 Quiz 4 (3/5 3/16) due by 13.00 Gaiman: 155 230 Short paper 4 due

W10

Wed 3/21 Gaiman: pp 70 154 Fri 3/23 Mon 3/26

W11

Wed 3/28 no class: spring break Fri 3/30 Mon 4/2 Gaiman: 233 339 Gaiman: pp 340 418 Clarke, Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell: pp 3 79 Clarke: pp 80 158 Quiz 5 (3/19 4/6) due by 13.00 Clarke: pp 232 312 Short paper 5 due

W12

Wed 4/4 Fri 4/6 Mon 4/9

W13

Wed 4/11 Clarke: pp 159 231 Fri 4/13

Mon 4/16 Clarke: pp 313 391

W14

Wed 4/18 Clarke: pp 392 477 Fri 4/20 Clarke: pp 478 552 Mon 4/23 Clarke: pp 553 633 Quiz 6 (4/9 4/20) due by 13.00 Gilman: pp 113 199 Short paper 6 due

W15

Wed 4/25 Gilman: The Half-Made World: pp 9 112 Fri 4/27

Mon 4/30 Gilman: 200 300

W16 Post

Wed 5/2 Fri 5/4 Mon 5/7

Gilman: 301 381 Gilman: 382 479 Quiz 7 (4/23 5/4) due by 13.00 Final essay due by 12.00 in my mailbox (101 Hellems)