美國文學(一)
American Literature(1)
| 節 | 週三 |
|---|---|
2 09:00–09:50 | 美國文學(一) F326 3 節連堂 |
3 10:10–11:00 | |
4 11:10–12:00 |
* 根據陽明交大上課時間表所列
(1) To Equip Students with Knowledge of major American writers and their representative works (2) To enhance students’ability in textual analysis and criticism in American literature (3) To engage students in critical thinking of contemporary canons and their context
1. Plagiarism will result in failure in this course. 2. Skipping the class for more than 3 times with no official approval or hospital proof will result in failure in this course. 3. Midterm and Final Exam: identification (title and author); analysis and interpretation (allusions, metaphors, images, or passage); essay questions---mostly based on what are highlighted in the class 4. Group Project and Presentation: each group is required to conduct a 25-minute English oral presentation. Grading will be based on group performance. 5. Grading: Class Participation, Discussion, and Weekly Quizzes: 15% 6. Group Project and Presentation 15% Mid-term exam: 35% Final exam: 35%
| 週次 | 主題 |
|---|---|
| 第 1 週 | ●American Literature 1700-1820 ●Introduction (p.157); ●Timeline (p.168) |
| 第 2 週 | ●Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790, p.234); ●The Way to Wealth (p.236); ●From The Autobiography [Part II] (p.293) ●Thomas Jefferson (1743-1826, p.337); ●From The Autobiography of Thomas Jefferson, from The Declaration of Independence. (p.339) |
| 第 3 週 | ●American Literature 1820-1865 ●Introduction (p.445); ●Timeline (p.464) ●Washington Irving (1783-1865, p.467); ●Rip Van Winkle (p.470) |
| 第 4 週 | Moon Festival No Class |
| 第 5 週 | ●Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882, p.505); ●Nature (p.508) ; ●The American Scholar |
| 第 6 週 | ●Nathaniel Hawthorne (1804-1864 p.603) ; ●The Minster's Black Veil (p.636); ●The Birth Mark (p.645) |
| 第 7 週 | Invited Speaker |
| 第 8 週 | ●Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882 p.656); ●A Psalm of Life (p.658); ●The Slaver's Dream (p. 659) ●Edgar Allan Poe (1809-1849 p.683); ●The Raven (p.688); ●The Black Cat (p.718) |
| 第 9 週 | Midterm Exam |
| 第 10 週 | ●Harriet Beecher Stowe (1811-1896 p.779); Uncle Tom 's Cabin: or, Life among the Lowly : ●Chapter VII (p.781), ●Chapter IX (p.790), ●Chapter XII (p.802), ●Chapter XXVI (p.814) |
| 第 11 週 | ●Henry David Thoreau (1871-1862, p.839); ●Walden, or Life in the Wood (p.858-858); ●Where I Lived, and What I Lived for (p.901); ●Solitude (p. 910); ●Spring (p.916); ●Conclusion (p. 926) |
| 第 12 週 | ●Walt Whitman (1819-1892, p. 1005); ●Song of Myself (1881) (p.1024): 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 15, 19, 20, 21, 28, 50, 51, 52 |
| 第 13 週 | ●University Sport Day No Class |
| 第 14 週 | ●Walt Whitman (1819-1892, p. 1005); ●Song of Myself (1881) (p.1024): 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 15, 19, 20, 21, 28, 50, 51, 52 ●group recital |
| 第 15 週 | ●Herman Melville (1819-1891, p.1099); ●Bartleby, the Scrivener (p.1102) |
| 第 16 週 | ●American Literature 1865-1914 ●Introduction (p.1265); ●Timeline (p. 1279); ●Henry James(1843-1916, p.1508) ●Daisy Miller: A Study (p.1511) |
| 第 17 週 | ●Charlotte Perkins Gilman (1860-1935 p.1668);● The Yellow Wall-paper (p.1669) |
| 第 18 週 | Final Exam |
Baym, Nina, and Robert S. Levine, eds. _The Norton Anthology of American Literature_. 8th ed. Vol. 1. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. 2013. Print.
- 地點
- Office: HC410, Humanities Building 3.
- 時間
- 1:30-3:30 PM, Wednesday
- 聯絡方式
- ivychang.nctu@gmail.com