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Literary Criticism Syllabus 2014 15
Literary Criticism Syllabus 2014 15
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AL Lhe end of Lhe course, Lhe sLudenL ls expecLed Lo:
1. appreclaLe why lL ls lmporLanL Lo undersLand and Leach llLeraLure
2. beLLer undersLand Lhe aesLheLlcs, codes and convenLlons of llLeraLure
3. wrlLe preclse buL conclse summarles of llLerary works
4. ldenLlfy and explaln Lhe llLerary Lechnlques used by Lhe auLhor
3. express one's oplnlon on Lhe value of Lhe llLerary work based on whaL lL conv
eys abouL acLual
and/or confllcLlng values
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A selecLlon of shorL sLorles, essays, and poems (llsLed ln Lhe course ouLllne
below) LhaL wlll be
uploaded Lo Lhe course webslLe for download by Lhe sLudenLs.
)'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0 by Charles ulckens. 1he Slmon and SchusLer Lnrlch Classlc
edlLlon ls
recommended.
ALLendance aL Lwo lLu 1heaLer Culld producLlons1 2'3*#* *$ 4%5/6*, (SepL. 12,
13, 13,16) and
7*8/8/$*9*: ;*#: <8" (no daLe yeL buL someLlme ln CcLober)
Monday/1hursday
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1
2
!une 30
and !uly3
lnLroducLlon Lo LlLeraLure
and LlLerary CrlLlclsm
llrsL Lesson," hlllp
8ooLh
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- WhaL l read, why l read,
Pow l read.
3
!uly 7 and
10
lguana PunLlng,"
Pernan Lara Zavala
Clossary of LlLerary
1erms
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- Summers ln Lhe CounLryslde
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-ploL, foll, lnlLlaLlon sLory,
blldugsroman
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
4
!uly 14
and 17
1he PapplesL 8oy ln Lhe
World," n.v.M. Conzalez
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- unbeknownsL Lo Me
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-subLexL, dramaLlc lrony, soclal
commenLary
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
J$-K for )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 1-10
3
!uly 21
and 24
Pomage Lo lsaac 8abel,"
uorls Lesslng
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- Cn PlndslghL
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-charcLerlzaLlon
J$-K for Pomage Lo lsaac
8abel"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
6
!uly 29
and 31
L0:H>ID
1he ChlefLesL Mourner,
Alda 8lvera-lord
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- SLudled ulsregard
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-subLexL, oxymoron, foll, polnLJ$-K on 1he ChlefLesL
Mourner"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
of-vlew, soclal commenLary L%'M-N&: lull aper on any of
Lhe four sLorles prevlously
dlscussed
7
Aug. 4 and
7
1he unflnlshed SLory,"
!oy uayrlL
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- 1he CounLry and Lhe ClLy
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-subLexL, foll, verbal lrony,
soclal commenLary
J$-K on 1he unflnlshed
SLory"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
8
Aug. 11
and 14
Looklng for a 8aln Cod,"
8essle Pead
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- Ab[ecL overLy
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-ploL, creaLlng sympaLhy, soclal
commenLary
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 11-19
9
Aug.19
21
(O(H>=<F)
1he Chaser," !ohn
Colller
ulscusslon
CollecLlve WrlLlng
10
Aug. 23
(O(H>=<F)
28
CollecLlve WrlLlng J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 20-29
11
SepL. 1
and 4
1he Crasshopper and
Lhe 8ell CrlckeL,"
?asunurl kawabaLa
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- My SLory 1hrough a
SLranger's SLory
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-olnL-of-vlew, lmagery,
ploLlessness"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
12
SepL. 8
and 11
I>=7:0I
urbana aL lellza,
(1heaLer Culld
roducLlon, SepL. 12, 13,
13,16)
ulscusslon
CollecLlve WrlLlng
I-2,'%N L3P'%/lull CrlLlque
of A lamlly Supper" by
kazuo lshlguro
13
SepL. 13
and 18
1he Crammar and SynLax
of oeLry
1wo SonneLs by Ldna SL.
vlncenL Mlllay
1wo SonneLs by Wllllam
Shakespeare
ulscusslon
Lxerclse ln araphraslng
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-lmagery, Lenslon and balance
J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 30-39
14
SepL. 22
and 23
Soledad" and l Pave
8egrudged Lhe ?ears" by
Angela Manalang Clorla
ersonal narraLlves:
- Peaven ln Lhe uepLhs of Pell
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-aradox, poeLlc dlcLlon
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
13
SepL. 29
and CcL. 2
Sow" by Sylvla laLh
Sprlng and lall: Lo a
?oung Chlld," Cerard
Manely Popklns
MaklklLawag Lang Ako"
(1heaLer Culld
roducLlon, CcL. 2)
ersonal narraLlves:
-Smaller as l geL Clder
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-lmagery, poeLlc dlcLlon
J$-K on Sow"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 40-49
16
CcL. 6 and
9
uemeLer," Carol Ann
uuffy, ersephone,
lalllng," 8lLa uove, 8uLh
was noL enelope, Myrna
ena 8eyes, Zero
CravlLy, Lrlc Camallnda
ersonal narraLlves:
-A MomenL of lnflnlLe
osslblllLles
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-alluslon
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
17
CcL. 13
and 16
)'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
Charles ulckens
CreaL LxpecLaLlons: 1he novel,
Lhe hero, Lhe anLl-hero,
dlckenslan" characLerlzaLlon
J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 30-39
18
CcL. 20
and 23
My LasL uuchess,"
8oberL 8rownlng
ueparLmenLal," 8oberL
lrosL
ersonal narraLlves:
-Lxperlences of CversLaLemenL
and undersLaLemenL
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-undersLaLemenL
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
19
CcL. 27
and 30
C>?<HD
A valedlcLlon:
lorblddlng Mournlng,"
!ohn uonne
C-43M L3P'%: CrlLlque of
elLher 2'3*#* *$ 4%5/6* or
7*8/8/$*9*: ;*#: <8"
0'1$-%'N'4,&/
1. ALLendance aL Class
2. 8eadlng of asslgned LexLs
3. arLlclpaLlon ln class dlscusslon
4. Culzzes (aL leasL 3 per gradlng perlod), 10 polnLs, open readlng and open no
Les
3. ersonal narraLlve Sharlng, 10 polnLs each
6. ALLendance aL lLu 1heaLer Culld roducLlons: 2'3*#* *$ 4%5/6* and 7*8/8/$*9*:
;*#: <8"
7. 1hree CrlLlcal Analysls apers of beLween 300-600 words each
D,-P$M3,-#4& Q#% 0'1$-%'N'4,&:
ALLendance. 1he CPLu rule on Lhe requlremenL of aL leasL 80 of class wlll be s
LrlcLly followed.
1hls means LhaL sLudenLs are allowed only up Lo slx (6) absences and wlll be dro
pped from Lhe course aL
Lhe sevenLh (7
Lh
) absence. ALLendance ls called aL Lhe sLarL of class and sLudenLs who are laLe
are
consldered absenL. 1here are no excused absences, lllness or famlly emergencles
does noL excuse one
from class.
uncLuallLy of Submlsslon of 8equlremenLs. Culzzes are glven aL Lhe sLarL of clas
s. SLudenLs
who arrlve afLer Lhe qulz has been glven wlll noL be glven a make-up qulz. apers
are due on Lhe daLe
deslgnaLed ln Lhe syllabus and announced ln class. apers musL be submlLLed ln MS
-Word formaL vla
emall no laLer Lhan 12 mldnlghL of Lhe deslgnaLed daLe. LaLe papers wlll noL be
accepLed and a zero wlll
be recorded for Lhe mlssed requlremenL.
aper lormaL. 1he followlng lnformaLlon musL be lncluded ln Lhe Lop lefL-hand cor
ner of Lhe
paper: name of sLudenL, Course 1lLle and lnsLrucLor's name, ldenLlflcaLlon of 8e
LlemenLs: olnL-of-vlew,
lmagery, ploLlessness"
SepL. 2223
Peaven ln Lhe uepLhs of
Pell
Soledad" and l Pave
8egrudged Lhe ?ears"
LlemenLs: aradox, poeLlc dlcLlon
SepL. 29CcL. 2
Smaller as l geL Clder
Sow" and Sprlng and lall: 1o a
?oung Chlld"
LlemenLs: lmagery, poeLlc dlcLlon
CcL. 6-9 A MomenL of lnflnlLe
osslblllLles
uemeLer," ersephone,
lalllng," 8uLh was noL
enelope," Zero CravlLy"
LlemenLs: alluslon
CcL. 2023
Lxperlences of
CversLaLemenL and
undersLaLemenL
My LasL uuchess" and
ueparLmenLal"
LlemenLs: undersLaLemenL,
lrony, subLexL