Connections: English 224: Current Syllabus: Modernism

Wednesday, November 10

"The Twentieth Century" (anthology 1991)
- "Inside the Whale Inside: A Hypertextual Journey into the Belly of Modernism," by Robert Scholes, whom you may have seen give a lecture on Montage and Modern Art at Grinnell last year.
James Joyce, "Eveline" (anthology 2277) and "Clay" (anthology 2280) from Dubliners (1914)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Joyce as novelist and short-fiction writer
- The Modern World, which produces excellent author pages, has an extensive one devoted to Joyce.
- R.L. Callahan of Temple maintains Work in Progress, an excellent Joyce site including articles, maps of Joyce's Dublin, and much more.
- Edward J. Maloney and David F. Fanning of Ohio State maintain the James Joyce Resource Center, with a bibliography of books, a timeline, and "casebooks" of references to Joyce scholarship grouped by critical approach.
- Yet another very good site: The James Joyce Portal

Prepare a comment or question for the post-lecture discussion.

Friday, November 12

Seminar B (Groups V, VI, VII, and VIII) meets in the classroom, and Group VII submits responses by Thursday night. Seminar A meets in small groups, each of which will be led by member #5 (or #1 if your group has four members). All other members of Groups I, II, III, and IV submit responses by Thursday night.

Monday, November 15

Joyce, "The Dead" (anthology 2284) from Dubliners (1914)

Linking Passage Exercise: Group I

Wednesday, November 17

Virginia Woolf, first part of Mrs. Dalloway (1925, anthology 2387-2439)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Woolf as novelist and essayist
- Virginia Woolf on Women and Fiction -- A Distance Learning Project (Joel Rich and Nancy Henderson) was originally a course page for a distance-learning project; it is now an archive of discussions, a brief chronology and primary bibliography, and excerpts from some of the women's works Woolf discusses.
- This collaborative site on Mrs. Dalloway has a lot of material that can help orient you in the novel.

Linking Passage Exercise: Group II

Friday, November 19

Seminar A (Groups I, II, III, and IV) meets in the classroom, and Group IV submits responses by Thursday night. Seminar B (Groups V, VI, VII, and VIII) meets in small groups, each of which will be led by member #1 (or #2 if your group has four members). All other members of those groups submit responses by Thursday night.

Monday, November 22

Woolf, rest of Mrs. Dalloway (1925, anthology 2439-2485)

Linking Passage Exercise: Group III

Wednesday, November 24

This day will be reserved for making up work we have missed or for covering a necessary extension of some reading we have done to this point.

THANKSGIVING BREAK

Monday, November 29

Evelyn Waugh, "The Man Who Liked Dickens" (1933, anthology 2720)
George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language" (1950, anthology 2738) and "Shooting an Elephant" (1936, anthology 2747)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (Grinnell only): Waugh as novelist and short-fiction writer, and Orwell as essayist.
- Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select (Grinnell only): Waugh.
- Doubting Hall: A Guided Tour around the Works of Evelyn Waugh
- A solid page of Orwell resources

Linking Passage Exercise: Group IV

Wednesday, December 1

Samuel Beckett, Krapp's Last Tape (1958, anthology 2771)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Beckett as dramatist
- Apmonia: a site for Samuel Beckett by The Modern World, has an impressive array of top-notch information available from its long front page, including a biography, articles, reviews, notes on productions, and an image gallery.
- The University of California at Santa Barbara hosts The Samuel Beckett Endpage, a strong site although probably second to Apmonia.

Linking Passage Exercise: Group V

Friday, December 3

Seminar B (Groups V, VI, VII, and VIII) meets in the classroom, and Group VIII submits responses by Thursday night. Seminar A meets in small groups, each of which will be led by member #1 (or #2 if your group has four members). All other members of Groups I, II, III, and IV submit responses by Thursday night.

Monday, December 6

PAPER PROSPECTUS DUE
FOR STUDENTS WRITING PAPERS

Beckett, Endgame (1958)

Linking Passage Exercise: Group VI

Wednesday, December 8

Derek Walcott (b. 1930), all anthology readings (2950)
- Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Walcott
- Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select (subscription only): Walcott
- Walcott's Nobel page

Linking Passage Exercise: Group VII

Friday, December 10

Last day: wrapping up, questions about the final paper or exam, tearing of hair and weeping because the class must end.

Wednesday, December 15

PAPER OPTION:
FINAL PAPER DUE BY 2:00 PM

Friday, December 17

EXAM OPTION:
FINAL EXAM AT 9:00 AM

Textbook Poetry Fiction Film Theory Contexts Research and Writing Research Writing Courses Tutorial 120 121 224 Syllabus Romanticism Victorianism Modernism Discussion Board Assignments Policies Old Modules 226 Seminars Site Information Site Updates Navigation Site Map	Modernism Wednesday, November 10 "The Twentieth Century" (anthology 1991) "Inside the Whale Inside: A Hypertextual Journey into the Belly of Modernism," by Robert Scholes, whom you may have seen give a lecture on Montage and Modern Art at Grinnell last year. James Joyce, "Eveline" (anthology 2277) and "Clay" (anthology 2280) from Dubliners (1914) Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Joyce as novelist and short-fiction writer The Modern World, which produces excellent author pages, has an extensive one devoted to Joyce. R.L. Callahan of Temple maintains Work in Progress, an excellent Joyce site including articles, maps of Joyce's Dublin, and much more. Edward J. Maloney and David F. Fanning of Ohio State maintain the James Joyce Resource Center, with a bibliography of books, a timeline, and "casebooks" of references to Joyce scholarship grouped by critical approach. Yet another very good site: The James Joyce Portal Prepare a comment or question for the post-lecture discussion. Friday, November 12 Seminar B (Groups V, VI, VII, and VIII) meets in the classroom, and Group VII submits responses by Thursday night. Seminar A meets in small groups, each of which will be led by member #5 (or #1 if your group has four members). All other members of Groups I, II, III, and IV submit responses by Thursday night. Monday, November 15 Joyce, "The Dead" (anthology 2284) from Dubliners (1914) Linking Passage Exercise: Group I Wednesday, November 17 Virginia Woolf, first part of Mrs. Dalloway (1925, anthology 2387-2439) Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Woolf as novelist and essayist Virginia Woolf on Women and Fiction -- A Distance Learning Project (Joel Rich and Nancy Henderson) was originally a course page for a distance-learning project; it is now an archive of discussions, a brief chronology and primary bibliography, and excerpts from some of the women's works Woolf discusses. This collaborative site on Mrs. Dalloway has a lot of material that can help orient you in the novel. Linking Passage Exercise: Group II Friday, November 19 Seminar A (Groups I, II, III, and IV) meets in the classroom, and Group IV submits responses by Thursday night. Seminar B (Groups V, VI, VII, and VIII) meets in small groups, each of which will be led by member #1 (or #2 if your group has four members). All other members of those groups submit responses by Thursday night. Monday, November 22 Woolf, rest of Mrs. Dalloway (1925, anthology 2439-2485) Linking Passage Exercise: Group III Wednesday, November 24 This day will be reserved for making up work we have missed or for covering a necessary extension of some reading we have done to this point. THANKSGIVING BREAK Monday, November 29 Evelyn Waugh, "The Man Who Liked Dickens" (1933, anthology 2720) George Orwell, "Politics and the English Language" (1950, anthology 2738) and "Shooting an Elephant" (1936, anthology 2747) Dictionary of Literary Biography (Grinnell only): Waugh as novelist and short-fiction writer, and Orwell as essayist. Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select (Grinnell only): Waugh. Doubting Hall: A Guided Tour around the Works of Evelyn Waugh A solid page of Orwell resources Linking Passage Exercise: Group IV Wednesday, December 1 Samuel Beckett, Krapp's Last Tape (1958, anthology 2771) Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Beckett as dramatist Apmonia: a site for Samuel Beckett by The Modern World, has an impressive array of top-notch information available from its long front page, including a biography, articles, reviews, notes on productions, and an image gallery. The University of California at Santa Barbara hosts The Samuel Beckett Endpage, a strong site although probably second to Apmonia. Linking Passage Exercise: Group V Friday, December 3 Seminar B (Groups V, VI, VII, and VIII) meets in the classroom, and Group VIII submits responses by Thursday night. Seminar A meets in small groups, each of which will be led by member #1 (or #2 if your group has four members). All other members of Groups I, II, III, and IV submit responses by Thursday night. Monday, December 6 PAPER PROSPECTUS DUE FOR STUDENTS WRITING PAPERS Beckett, Endgame (1958) Linking Passage Exercise: Group VI Wednesday, December 8 Derek Walcott (b. 1930), all anthology readings (2950) Dictionary of Literary Biography (subscription only): Walcott Contemporary Literary Criticism-Select (subscription only): Walcott Walcott's Nobel page Linking Passage Exercise: Group VII Friday, December 10 Last day: wrapping up, questions about the final paper or exam, tearing of hair and weeping because the class must end. Wednesday, December 15 PAPER OPTION: FINAL PAPER DUE BY 2:00 PM Friday, December 17 EXAM OPTION: FINAL EXAM AT 9:00 AM
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