English 2112 Tentative Schedule

Tentative Schedule World Literature II

N.B. I reserve the right to make changes, including additions to or deletions from the syllabus. You are responsible for these changes.

Internet Resources

I have attempted to make this syllabus as richly interactive as I can by providing useful internet links in the body of the syllabus. Though it is no substitute for the library, the internet contains much useful information for the study of World Literature. A general guide to humanities research, The Voice of the Shuttle, is also a good place to begin looking for information that may complement, supplement, and enrich your reading of the texts. I encourage you to take advantage of the links I have provided and hope that they will help you gain a fuller experience of the reading.

In addition to these links, the publishers of the textbook have a web site: Bedford Anthology of World Literature Compact Edition web site. You will need to register on the site before you can use it.

In addition to these links, the publishers of the textbook have a web site: Bedford Anthology of World Literature Compact Edition web site. You will need to register on the site before you can use it.

NB: The internal links here are meant to provide supplementary information to help you put the reading in context or to provide you with study guides. I am in the process of checking and updating the links. If you find any broken links, please email me with the broken urls at rflynn@georgiasouthern.edu

Week 1

6/25: Introduction to the course

6/26: Seventeenth Century to Nineteenth Century 2-44

Moliere, Tartuffe 45-115.

6/27:

Text in Context: Voltaire, Candide. 296-365 see this web entry on Leibniz, one of the main targets of Voltaire's satire.

Resources:

Europe: The Enlightenment

Mind and Body: Rene Descartes to William James

Voltaire, Poem on the Lisbon Disaster

6/28 Finish Candide (if you fell behind)

In the World: Enlightenment and the Spirit of Inquiry 366-406