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William Shakespeare, Othello
Anne Radcliffe, The Italian
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest
Mark Twain, Huckleberry Finn
R.K. Narayan, The Guide

Course Schedule

Jan. 14 Organization
Jan. 16 Othello intro

Jan. 21 MLK Day – no class
Jan. 23 Othello O act 1

Jan 28 Othello O act 2
Jan. 30 Othello O act 3

Feb. 4 Othello O act 4 - Phillip: Who was Shakespeare?
Feb. 6 Othello O act 5 - Dave F: The history of Othello

Feb. 11 Othello wrap - Ben: Othello and race
Feb. 13 The Italian intro I pp. 1-35 - Ina: Othello and the supernatural

Feb. 18 Winter Vacation – no class
Feb. 20 Winter Vacation – no class

Feb. 25 The Italian I pp. 36-164 - Kate: Ingredients of the Gothic
Feb. 27 The Italian I pp. 165-240 - Molly: Who was Anne Radcliffe?

Mar. 4 The Italian I pp. 241-325 - Erica: Feminist readings of Anne Radcliffe
Mar. 6 The Italian I pp. 326-415 - Dave C: The Italian and attacks on Catholicism

Mar. 11 Earnest IBE act 1 - Essay 1 Due - Jennifer: Who was Oscar Wilde?
Mar. 13 Earnest IBE act 2 - Samantha: The history of IBE

Mar. 18 Earnest IBE act 3 - Chris - Inversion & gay subtext in IBE
Mar. 20 Huckleberry Finn intro HF ch. 1-4 - Carol: Who was Mark Twain?

Mar. 25 Spring Vacation – no class
Mar. 27 Spring Vacation – no class

Apr. 1 Huckleberry Finn HF ch. 5-19 - Kelly: Huckleberry Finn & race
Apr. 3 Huckleberry Finn HF ch. 20-23 - Joe: Huckleberry Finn & American history

Apr. 8 Huckleberry Finn HF ch. 24-31 - Ross: Textual history of Huckleberry Finn
Apr. 10 Huckleberry Finn HF ch. 32-38 - Mckenzie: 19th century American scams

Apr. 15 Huckleberry Finn HF ch. 39-43 - Ezra: Dialect in Huckleberry Finn
Apr. 17 The Guide G ch. 1-4 - Rebecca: Who is R.K. Narayan?

Apr. 22 The Guide G ch 4-7 - Nicole: The Guide & colonialism
Apr. 24 The Guide G ch. 8-9 - Jane, Alice: The Guide & religion

Apr. 29 The Guide G ch. 10-11 - Hillary: The Guide & film
May 1 Adios - Essay 2 due