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HU Credits:
2
Degree/Cycle:
1st degree (Bachelor)
Responsible Department:
English
Semester:
2nd Semester
Teaching Languages:
English
Campus:
Mt. Scopus
Course/Module Coordinator:
Mr. Zachary Garber
Coordinator Office Hours:
TBD
Teaching Staff:
Mr. Zachary Garber
Course/Module description:
In the aftermath of the French Revolution and into the early decades of the nineteenth century, Britain experienced significant cultural and political upheaval. While the convulsions resulted in foreign wars, widespread social unrest and extreme factionalism not so dissimilar to our own historical moment, the tumult also contributed to the flowering of two seminal literary movements—Gothicism and Romanticism. This course will examine these two traditions—sometimes oppositional, sometimes complementary—which in turn came to characterize this period in British literary history and produced some of the most famous authors in the field of English literature.
Course/Module aims:
We will read foundational works of British Romanticism and Gothicism and discuss the political, philosophical, and literary context in which they appeared. These texts will enable us to examine characteristics of the two movements and their places in literary history. Along the way, questions we will ask include: What does it mean for a style to characterize ‘the spirit of an age’? How did these literary traditions illustrate ‘fictionality’ and yet relate to the public events taking place at the time—the French Revolution and the Napoleonic Wars, British imperialism, and advances falling within the rubric of an ‘industrial revolution’? How did literature change to adapt to new reading audiences?
**Please note, this course requires a lot of reading. It is recommended that you try to read some of the novels before the beginning of the semester.
Learning outcomes - On successful completion of this module, students should be able to:
On successful completion of this course, students will be acquainted with and be able to elucidate major aspects of Romanticism and Gothicism and the two traditions’ significance in British literary history.
Attendance requirements(%):
100%
Teaching arrangement and method of instruction:
Lecture and discussion
Course/Module Content:
Education, liberty, fictionality
Required Reading:
1. The Castle of Otranto (Horace Walpole)
2. Mysteries of Udolpho (Ann Radcliffe)
3. Northanger Abbey (Jane Austen)
4. The Bride of Lammermoor (Walter Scott)
*Students are expected to use scholarly editions of all required texts.*
Additionally, shorter excerpts from influential political, philosophical, and other literary works from the period may be assigned. These may be added to the syllabus prior to the start of the semester and will be made available via Moodle.
Additional Reading Material:
A list of recommended theoretical texts and additional primary works will be provided.
Grading Scheme :
Essay / Project / Final Assignment / Referat 70 %
Active Participation / Team Assignment 5 %
Submission assignments during the semester: Exercises / Essays / Audits / Reports / Forum / Simulation / others 25 %
Additional information:
Assignments(25%): Students must submit two "reading responses", a close-reading exercise (400-500 words) which should constitute an immediate response to the material read, a close-reading of one of the required primary texts to be submitted on the day of the class in which we discuss the material (by 7am the morning of class). The choice of week is entirely up to the student! But it is up to the student to keep track and make sure he/she has submitted 2 by the end of the semester.
Final Paper(70%): details in class.
Active participation (5%) in the week-to-week discussion may also be taken into account when finalizing grades for this course.
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