E23F LECTURE NOTES
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Do not rely solely on these notes: they should be read in conjunction with the primary source(s) in question (see the reading schedules for Modules 1, 2, and 3.).
You should not assume that because the notes are on-line, you do not need to attend class regularly. In fact, there are many vital things covered in class which cannot be included in the notes. The more lectures you miss, the more you will place yourself at an unnecessary disadvantage. Of course, regular attendance becomes all the more important as the exam approaches.
If you are unable, for legitimate reasons, to attend particular classes, you have my permission to ask a colleague to record them. If you listen to the tape while reading the relevant notes, it is almost as good as being at the lecture itself.
Module One: The Pre-Modern Period (c.400 BCE - c.1600 CE)
Week 1: Ancient Greece I: Plato
Week 2: Ancient Greece II: Aristotle
Week 3: Ancient Greece III / Ancient Rome
Week 4: from the Middle Ages to the Renaissance
Module Two: the Early Modern Period: THE EIGHTEENTH CENTURY (c.1600 - c.1785)
Week 5: Early Modern Rationalism vs Empiricism : an Overview
Week 6: Neo-Classical Critical Theory I
Week 7: Neo-Classical Critical Theory II
Week 8: The Transition from Neo-Classicism to Romanticism
8A Wordsworth Preface to Lyrical Ballads I: Representation / Form
8B Wordsworth Preface to Lyrical Ballads II: the Author / the Reader
Module Three: the NineteeNTH CENTURY (AND AFTER) (c.1785 - c.1890)
From Week 10, for comparative purposes, we will use the tutorial hour to read and discuss African American and Post-colonial theorists. The final lecture (12B) will also be devoted to these theorists. The notes on these will be available online just like the lecture notes. Please download, print, and bring to class. Tutorial questions based on the lectures will also still be available as usual for students to do on their own.
Week 9: Philosophy
Week 10: Critical Theory: Romanticism
Week 11: Critical Theory: Mid-Century
11C Post-colonial Critical Theory I: Author / Literary History: Brathwaite (for use in the tutorial of the week beginning Nov. 16)
Week 12: Critical Theory: Mid-Century
12B Post-colonial Critical Theory II: Representation / Form: Ramchand and Achebe
12C Post-colonial Critical Theory III: the Reader: Ramchand and Achebe (for use in the tutorial of the week beginning Nov. 23)
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