Tues. Feb 3 and Thurs. Feb. 5
Introduction to the course and selection of additional novels for the term
Tues. Feb 10 and Thurs. Feb. 12
background on Emilia Bassano (Lanier) and the false assertion about her authorship of Shakespeare's plays. Discussion of Elizabethan sonnet writers, Emilia was the first woman published, and Christopher Marlowe, playwright and murder victim.
Tues. Feb 17 and Thurs. Feb. 19
discussion of By Any Other Name, Jodi Picoult
Tues. Feb 24 and Thurs. Feb. 26
background on Theo of Golden
Tues. March 3 and Thurs. March 5
discussion of Theo of Golden
Tues. March 10 and Thurs. March 12
background on the epistolary novel
Tues. March 17 and Thurs. March 19
discussion of The Correspondent, Virginia Evans
SPRING BREAK--NO CLASSES
Tues. March 31 and Thurs. Apr. 2
background on Girl Braiding Her Hair
Tues. Apr. 7 and Thurs. Apr. 9
discussion of Girl Braiding Her Hair
Tues. Apr. 14 and Thurs. Apr. 16
background on The Good Liar
Tues. Apr. 21 and Thurs. Apr. 23
discussion of The Good Liar
Tues. Apr. 28 and Thurs. Apr. 30
background on the Australian mystery novel, its indigenous population
Tues. May 5 and Thurs May 7
discussion of Maleleuca, Angie Faye Martin