British Literature II

Introduction to Course and Romanticism

For extra background, look at Norton Anthology Web Site and Norton CD.

Relevant terms in the Literary Terms section of Norton CD: allegory, convention and tradition, eulogy and elegy, fancy and imagination, genre, Gothic, irony, romance and novel, ode, pastoral, symbol.

Jan. 10-12 William Blake Resources

Study Questions on Blake and Wordsworth

Several Blake illustrations with helpful notes appear in Norton CD and Media Companion booklet, and a reading of Blake's "London."

William Blake Online at Tate Gallery, London. Includes:

Blake Archive page with links to electronic versions of Songs of Innocence and Experience. This will lead you to illustrated (or illuminated) copies of the poems that are reproduced online.

"Jerusalem." English song based on "And Did Those Feet." You can listen to it at links on this page.

Mon., Jan. 17. Required Journal Entry: Select one poem by Wordsworth and explain how it illustrates one major element of Romanticism we have discussed in class (or one you have read about).

See Turner painting of Tintern Abbey and picture of Grasmere in Norton CD and booklet.

See Moxon's Illustrated Tennyson on Norton Anthology web site in Victorian section, including paintings of "The Lady of Shallot"

Mon., Mar. 14. Required Journal Entry: Select one character in the novel and be prepared to discuss him or her in class. Discuss the character in relation to Tess, the plot, the community or environment he or she represents, the type of character represented, or some other focus you think of. If you want to discuss Tess herself (in all or part of the novel), let us know in class on Friday.

Tess of the d'Urbervilles web pages with photos, in Thomas Hardy's World, web site with links to many types of background and pictures, by Dr. Suzanne Flynn (at Dr. Hanlon's alma mater), Prof. Patricia O'Hara, and Prof. Ashton Nichols.

Spring 2005 English 204: British Literature II Extra Assignments and Links for Required Journal Entries, Optional Readings, Research Sources Dr. Tina L. Hanlon Ferrum College
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Introduction to Course and Romanticism For extra background, look at Norton Anthology Web Site and Norton CD. Relevant terms in the Literary Terms section of Norton CD: allegory, convention and tradition, eulogy and elegy, fancy and imagination, genre, Gothic, irony, romance and novel, ode, pastoral, symbol. Jan. 10-12 William Blake Resources Study Questions on Blake and Wordsworth Several Blake illustrations with helpful notes appear in Norton CD and Media Companion booklet, and a reading of Blake's "London." William Blake Online at Tate Gallery, London. Includes: Game of 22 Amazing Facts about Blake Selections from Songs of Innocence and Experience with images, audio, background and analysis Tyger of Wrath: William Blake. Comprehensive web site for 1999 exhibit in The National Gallery of Victoria, Australia Blake Archive page with links to electronic versions of Songs of Innocence and Experience. This will lead you to illustrated (or illuminated) copies of the poems that are reproduced online. "Jerusalem." English song based on "And Did Those Feet." You can listen to it at links on this page. Blake's 1795 picture of Newton in Wikipedia. Compare with attitudes toward science and earlier philosophers in "Mock On, Mock On." William Wordsworth Study Questions on Blake and Wordsworth (photo of Tintern Abbey on this page) Mon., Jan. 17. Required Journal Entry: Select one poem by Wordsworth and explain how it illustrates one major element of Romanticism we have discussed in class (or one you have read about). See Turner painting of Tintern Abbey and picture of Grasmere in Norton CD and booklet. Samuel Taylor Coleridge See section on Gothicism in Romanti period in Norton Anthology Web Site The Rime of the Ancient Mariner as illustrated by Gustave Dore: Illustrated text at UVA Electronic Text Center (also on reserve at library circulation desk) John Keats Keats House Museum web site, Hampstead Heath, London Arthur Hughes painting of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" 1861-63 Walter Crane painting of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" 1865 John William Waterhouse painting of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" 1893 Henry Meynell Rheam painting of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" (see also The Fairy Woods, 1903) Frank Dicksee painting of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" 1902 Frank Madogen Cowper painting of "La Belle Dame Sans Merci" 1926 - also in Humanities web Mary Shelley Frankenstein: Penetrating the Secrets of Nature: Exhibit (1997-98) web site at National Library of Medicine. Read the pages The Birth of Frankenstein and Frankenstein: The Modern Prometheus and The Celluloid Monster. "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein: Myth for Modern Man," essay by Patricia A. Neal, Ph.D., gives background on novel and film adaptations (pictures at bottom of page) A Frankenstein Study: Anatomy of a Story. Watershed Online web site, Winnipeg, Canada. Focuses on how the story treats personal relationships. Includes miscellaneous background in A Frankenstein FAQ. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein in Art, Illustration and Sculpture. Links on a personal web page. Frankenstein: A New Reality! Italian web site with interesting pictures and literary connections. Alfred, Lord Tennyson See Moxon's Illustrated Tennyson on Norton Anthology web site in Victorian section, including paintings of "The Lady of Shallot" Arthur Hughes painting of "The Lady of Shallot" Sidney Meteyard painting of "The Lady of Shallot" Edward Lear See "The Owl and the Pussy Cat" at this link, with Lear's illustrations. Some background and other illustrations are given at http://www.the-office.com/bedtime-story/owlpussycat.htm. Lewis Carroll Lewis Carroll Home Page, Lewis Carroll Society Video of Alice in Wonderland on reserve in Ferrum media center *Tess of the d'Urbervilles* Mon., Mar. 14. Required Journal Entry: Select one character in the novel and be prepared to discuss him or her in class. Discuss the character in relation to Tess, the plot, the community or environment he or she represents, the type of character represented, or some other focus you think of. If you want to discuss Tess herself (in all or part of the novel), let us know in class on Friday. Tess of the d'Urbervilles web pages with photos, in Thomas Hardy's World, web site with links to many types of background and pictures, by Dr. Suzanne Flynn (at Dr. Hanlon's alma mater), Prof. Patricia O'Hara, and Prof. Ashton Nichols. Tess of the d'Urbervilles. See photos and background on a musical adaptation of the novel.

Stanley Library at Ferrum College In Stanley Library web site, go to Resources by Subject and then Language and Literature Resources, for links to reference books giving overviews of authors and illustrators, such as Contemporary Authors, and Literature Resource Center; also online books and other reference sources on literature are linked here. Study Guides by Dr. Tina Hanlon: Guidelines for Proofreading: Marking Symbols and Terms for English Papers General Guidelines for Writing Literature Papers Pointers for Taking Essay Tests General Guidelines for Reading a nd Analyzing Literature

Spring 2005 English 204: British Literature II

Extra Assignments and Links

for Required Journal Entries, Optional Readings, Research Sources

Dr. Tina L. Hanlon

Stanley Library at Ferrum College

Spring 2005
English 204: British Literature II