Introduction to English and American Literature
Syllabus Fall 2014
dr. sc. Biljana Oklopi boklopcic@[Link]
Office !1
Office "ours #hursday 10.$0%12.00& or by appoin'(en'
#e)'s The Bedford Introduction to Literature& ed. *ichael *eyer +BIL,
-e'er Barry& Beginning Theory
*. ". .bra(s& A Glossary of Literary Terms
Reading Assignments
/eek 1 0n'roduc'ion
/eek 2 -1OS2 F03#0O4 Burrou5hs& 6#ar7an89 For(alis' S'ra'e5ies
/eek $ Faulkner& 6. 1ose for 2(ily89 Fi'75erald& 6#he 0ce -alace8
/eek 4 "e(in5:ay& 6Soldier;s "o(e89 Bio5raphical S'ra'e5ies9 #:ain& 6#he
S'ory of 'he Bad <i''le Boy89 *ar)is' S'ra'e5ies
/eek = 2llison& 6Ba''le 1oyal89 O;3onnor& 62>ery'hin5 'ha' 1ises *us'
3on>er5e8
/eek ? 2rdrich& 6Fleur89 *y'holo5ical S'ra'e5ies9 @ish Aen& 6/ho;s 0rishB89
Fe(inis' and -os'colonial S'ra'e5ies
/eek C Examination #1
/eek D -O2#1E BIL& pp. =2=%=$?& =4C%=?4& =CD%=!?9 Paper assigned
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/eek 10 Paper due9
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(e8 +p. =D0,& H. #ho(as& 6Ho no' 5o 5en'le in'o 'ha' 5ood ni5h'8 +p. =!1,&
2. Hickinson& 60 kno: 'ha' "e e)is's8 +p. =!=,
2. .. -oe& 6#he "aun'ed -alace8 +p. ?00,& Shakespeare& 6*y (is'ress;
eyes are no'hin5 like 'he sun +p. ??1,& -. B. Shelley& 6Ode 'o 'he /es'
/ind8 +p. ??!,& @. "erber'& 62as'er /in5s8 +p. ?C=,
/eek 11 H1.*. BIL& pp. !$=%!409 Sophocles& Oedipus the King
-sycholo5ical S'ra'e5ies
/eek 12 Shakespeare& Hamlet9
/eek 1$ 1enaissance 'o *odern #hea'er9 4e: "is'oricis' S'ra'e5ies
/eek 14 *iller& Death of a Salesman
/eek 1= Examination #2
Course Guidelines
Attendance and Participation
-lease a''end classes re5ularly and be 'here on 'i(e. 1e5ular a''endance is 'he only :ay
'o keep up :i'h 'he on5oin5 6con>ersa'ion8 of 'he course. 0' :ill also be a fac'or in 'he
final 5rades. 0f you (iss four or (ore classes or if you fail 'o accu(ula'e (ore 'han 40I
of your final 5rade durin5 se(es'er& you :ill no' be 5ran'ed 'he si5na'ure for 'he course.
-ar'icipa'ion is crucial 'o 'he success of 'his course& e>en if +especially ifJ, you do no'
feel 'ha' you 65e'8 'he readin5 (a'erial. Eou ha>e a responsibili'y 'o yourself and 'o your
fello: s'uden's 'o help crea'e a 'hou5h'ful discussion. #his (eans co(in5 in class ha>in5
prepared 'horou5hly 1ead and respond 'o 'he assi5n(en's carefully. 3o(e :i'h a fe:
Kues'ions in (ind. /hen discussin5 'he assi5n(en's& respec' your fello: s'uden's;
opinions and (ake roo( for e>eryone 'o con'ribu'e 'o discussion.
Eou are e)pec'ed 'o brin5 'he assi5ned 'e)'s 'o class. Eou (ay also share 'e)'s in pairs or
in a 5roup of 'hree.
Deadlines
-apers 'urned in af'er 'he class in :hich 'hey are due :ill recei>e a lo:ered 5rade. -apers
sub(i''ed ':o :eeks or (ore af'er 'he due da'e :ill no' be accep'ed. -la5iari7ed :ork
:ill be handled in accordance :i'h 'he published facul'y 5uidelines. #he sa(e applies 'o
chea'in5 durin5 e)a(sLKui77es. S'uden's cau5h' chea'in5 durin5 an e)a(La Kui7 :ill no'
be 5i>en 'he chance 'o co(ple'e 'he e)a(L'he Kui7 nor 'o re'ake i' and :ill be 5i>en 5rade
0 for i'. S'uden's cau5h' pla5iari7in5 in 'heir essays :ill 5e' a 5rade 0 for 'he essay
:i'hou' 'he possibili'y 'o resub(i'. Plagiarism and cheating might result in your
ailing the course!
Important
-lease consul' :i'h 'he professor as early as possible 1, if you ha>e proble(s (ee'in5
any of 'hese reKuire(en's& +2, if 'here is a 5ood reason :hy you :ill no' be able 'o a''end
class or 'urn in an assi5n(en' on 'i(e& $, if you ha>e a Kues'ion& concern& or proposal
abou' 'he course9 4, if you :ould like 'o collabora'e 'o de>ise (e'hods of i(pro>in5 your
perfor(ance9 or =, if you :ould like 'o discuss 'he readin5s& 'he ideas& 'he assi5n(en' in
'he course. 0n any of 'hese cases& you can send (e an e%(ail :i'h infor(a'ion or
Kues'ions or (ake an appoin'(en' 'o (ee' :i'h (e 'o discuss 'hese (a''ers.
Grading
2)a( M1 N $0I& -aper N $0I& 2)a( M2 N $0I& Oui77es N =I& 2)'raL4e5a'i>e credi'
+par'icipa'ion and a''endance, N up 'o =I
Eour final 5rade consis's of your 'o'al perfor(ance in 'his class. "here #ill $e no
comprehensi%e examination at the end& and you cannot ta'e or reta'e the exams at
any other time or ma'e up or them in any other orm!
