UNIVERSITY OF BABYLON
COLLEGE OF EDUCATION/ SAFIYIL DEEN
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH
COURSE TITLE: ROMANTIC AND VICTORIAN POETRY (POETRY 2)
INSTRUCTOR: ASST. LEC. HADEEL A. MUHAMMED
CLASS: THIRD YEAR
ACADEMIC YEAR: 2011-2012
HOURS: as scheduled by department
EMAIL: ba.literature@ymail.com
COLLEGE SITE: (search by name of instructor)
FACEBOOK: Hadeel Aziz
TWITTER: LiteratureBa
OBJECTIVES:
Poetry is a true reflector of human emotions. It is the most spontaneous of all literary forms. It does not take much to write a poem nor to publish it; therefore, poetry has been the closest to mankind. Both
The Romantic and Victorian Ages are quite important as far as literature is concerned. The literature of these ages witnessed some radical changes in both subject and technique. Poets were highly affected by the rebellious mentality of the ages. A cultural and historical introduction is, therefore, very significant to shed light on these events that influenced the writers of these ages.
This course is a study in the poetry of the Romantic and Victorian Ages. Students will be acquainted with the main features of these ages and will be required to investigate and analyze some well-known poems. Furthermore,, the students are expected to participate in all class activities. The students are also required to familiarize themselves with the poems, read them beforehand, participate in the class discussions and respond to whatever is expected of them to do.
The course generally focuses on the following poets:…….. For each poet, the most celebrated poems will be discussed in the class bringing onto the foreground their themes, poetic techniques, and other verse elements that are interesting for the readers.
TEXT BOOKS:
None. A pamphlet containing the syllabus poems will be handed to students. Additional poems will be posted online for further study.
REFERENCES:
§ Adams, J. A History of Victorian Literature
§ Barcus, J. Shelley: The Critical Heritage
§ Bostetter, E. Twentieth Century Interpretations: Don Juan
§ Boulger, J. Twentieth Century Interpretations: The Rime of the Ancient Mariner
§ Coleridge, S.T. Coleridge: Poems and Prose
§ Cowell, R. Wordsworth (Critics on)
§ Cronin, Chapman and Harrison. A Companion to Victorian Poetry
§ Day, A. Romanticism
§ Franklin, C. Byron
§ Gill, S. Cambridge Companion to Wordsworth
§ Houghton, W. The Victorian Frame of Mind
§ Keats, John. Selected Poetry and Letters
§ Latham, E. M. Matthew Arnold (Critics on)
§ Lawrence, Seitter, and Ratner. The McGraw-Hill Guide to English Literature: Vol. 2, William Blake to D. H. Lawrence
§ Martin, Wendy. The Cambridge Introduction to Emily Dickinson
§ Matthews, G. M. John Keats: The Critical Heritage
§ Mazzeno, L. W. Alfred Tennyson: The Critical Legacy
§ Natarajan, Uttara. The Romantic Poets
§ O’Neill, J. Keats (Critics on)
§ Priestley, F. E. L. Language and Structure in Tennyson’s Poetr,
§ Sanders, Andrew. The Short Oxford History of English Literature
§ Stillinger, J. Twentieth Century Interpretations: Keats’ Odes
§ Thorslev, P. The Byronic Hero
SYLLABUS POEMS:
· William Blake
“London”
“Chimney Sweeper I”
“Chimney Sweeper II”
· William Wordsworth
from Lucy Poems: “She dwelt among …”; “I travelled …”
“Scorn not the Sonnet”
· S. T. Coleridge
“The Knight’s Tomb”
“The Eolian Harp”
· Lord Byron
“When We Two Parted”
“On this Day I Complete my Thirty-Sixth Year”
· John Keats
“Ode to a Grecian Urn”
“Ode to Psyche”
“When I have Fears”
· P. B. Shelley
“The Cloud”
from Adonias (stanzas 1-4, 8-10)
· Alfred, Lord Tennyson
“Tithonus”
“The Sleeping Beauty”
· Robert Browning
“My last Duchess”
“Bad Dreams”
· Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Sonnet 43
Sonnet 14
· William Thackeray
“Due of the Dead”
· Charles Kinsley
“The Three Fishers”
· Mathew Arnold
“Dover Beach”
“Shakespeare”
“Memorial Verses”
· D. J. Rossetti
“Barren Spring”
“The Sea-Limits”
· Christina Rossetti
“Sons”
“Sleeping at Last”
· William Morris
“Shameful Death”
· G. M. Hopkins
“Thou art indeed just Lord, …”
· Oscar Wilde
“The Grave of Keats”
· Rudyard Kipling
“The Children’s Song”
“The Recall”
SCHEDULE:
WEEK 1 Orientation; Introduction to the Romantic Period
WEEK 2 William Blake
WEEK 3 William Blake
WEEK 4 William Wordsworth
WEEK 5 William Wordsworth
WEEK 6 Versification: Classification of Poetry (Epic, Dramatic and Lyric)
Rhythm & Scansion
WEEK 7 S. T. Coleridge
WEEK 8 Lord Byron
WEEK 9 P. B. Shelley
WEEK 10 Exam (1st); Review Versification (with a new poem)
WEEK 11 Introduction to the Victorian Age
The Victorian Poetry: The Medieval Revival
WEEK 12 Lord Tennyson
WEEK 13 Lord Tennyson
WEEK 14 Lord Tennyson
WEEK 15 Robert Browning
WEEK 16 Robert Browning
WEEK 17 Elizabeth Barrett Browning
WEEK 18 Versification: Meter
WEEK 19 William Thackeray; Charles Kinsley
WEEK 20 Mathew Arnold
WEEK 21 Mathew Arnold
WEEK 22 Exam (2nd); Versification (exam)
WEEK 23 D. J. Rossetti
WEEK 24 Christina Rossetti
WEEK 25 William Morris; J. M. Hopkins
WEEK 26 Oscar Wild; Review Versification (with new poems)
WEEK 27 Rudyard Kipling
WEEK 28 Exam (3rd); Versification (exam 2)
WEEK 29 The Victorian vs. The Romantic Eras
WEEK 30 The Influence of Romantic Poets on the Victorians
DAILY PREPARATION AND ASSIGNMENTS:
Before attending class, students should read the poem, check the meaning of all ambiguous words and attempt to understand the meaning of the text.
Assignments will be distributed among students frequently. Some assignments will require group work, others can be done individually. Two of the assignments are already set as follows:
1. A paper on one of the Romantic poems (which is not included in syllabus) to be presented in class and in written form. (before mid-term holiday)
2. A paper on a Victorian poet (which is not included in syllabus) to be prepared by a group of students selected later. The paper would be due three weeks after group members announced.
EXAMS:
Students are to sit three exams as follows:
1st exam à in the fourth week of November, 2011
2nd exam à in the third week of February, 2012
3rd exam à in the last week of April, 2012
Quizzes are to be expected anytime.
ATTENDANCE:
As students may know, there is a limited number of unexcused absences from class:
2 hours à first notice
4 hours à second notice
6 hours à final notice
7 hours à student will be expelled from class for the rest of the year
Students would be listed absent if they attended classes late or did not conform to the University uniform codes.
Once the student is expelled, s/he will fail the whole year and will NOT be allowed to participate in the final exams.
Note: If ever it is seen that students have pre-determined to be collectively absent, the students’ examination code is put into effect and students will lose marks for that.
MARKS:
The marks are divided 50/50 between the course activities and the final exam. The course marks will be calculated as follows:
35 marks à exams (11 each exam + 2 for quizzes)
5 marks à Activity in online discussions
8 marks à assignments
2 marks à daily preparation
UNIVERSITY SITE
The following link is for the official website of the College of Education/Safiyil Deen. http://www.uobabylon.edu.iq/uobcoleges/?fid=10
OR search in Yahoo or Google for the University of Babylon.
To keep in touch with your instructor, visit the site to post any questions related to your subject. Discussions will be held via Facebook and Twitter too, so students must register for accounts in both during the first week after receiving this handout.
Marks of ALL exams and exam dates will be found on the site of College of Education under the instructor’s name. Further notifications will be posted as well.
GENERAL NOTES ON USING INTERNET
1. Any kind of misbehaviour will not be tolerated and will be treated same as misbehaving in class.
2. Internet Service is available on cell phones as well as computers. No student will be excused from participating in online activities.
3. Keep your passwords (written) somewhere safe and NEVER share them via internet or mobile service.
4. Students have ONLY ONE WEEK to set all accounts and hand them to instructor.
5. Ask instructor before doing anything new. Spending time learning about using internet is part of the course goals. Besides, it would save your time and protect your account against hackers.
ACCOUNTS ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER
1. Use your real name. Any fake names will not be added to class groups.
2. Send your full name in Arabic, correct email, class and year in a private message before sending a Friend Request (on Facebook) or Follow(ing) (on Twitter). (With every assignment, ALL information must be stated clearly in Arabic at the top of page of your assignment)
3. Female students should NEVER use their own pictures in profiles.
4. Students of the same class will be grouped according to the needs of curriculum.
5. Avoid adding people you do not know to your list of friends. They might be hackers and that would force you to change your account and affect all your list of friends including the class group. Please do not compromise group work by inconsiderately adding such contacts.
6. The websites students are required to use are: www.facebook.com and www.twitter.com
COLLEGE WEBSITE
1. State name and class (in Arabic) with every question or comment. However, questions and comments MUST be always in English.
2. Lecture Summary (NOT full lectures) can be found by searching by the instructor’s name and your class. Guidelines will be posted online before lecture whenever necessary.
3. Marks of quizzes, exams, and any other activities can be searched as well.
4. Exam dates are already set and handed to students; however, they will be available on College website, as well, two weeks before any exam.
5. Any misuse of site will be reported to authorities and punished severely.