English 2130 Lecture Notes

1660-1800
Norton Anthology of World Literature, vol. D

Introduction to the Enlightenment: Diderot / d'Alembert: Encyclopédie
Aphra Behn, Oroonoko
Chikamatsu Monzaemon, from The Love Suicides at Amijima
Matsuo Basho, from The Narrow Road to the Deep North

Norton Anthology of World Literature, vol. E

Jean Jacques Rousseau, Confessions
Olaudah Equiano, from The Interesting Narrative of the Life

FIRST EXAM: Tips for taking short answer and essay exams

1800-1900
Norton Anthology of World Literature, vol. E

Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe, Faust, Day One
Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe, Faust, Day Two
Johann Wolfgang Van Goethe, Faust, Day Three
William Wordsworth, “Lines Composed a Few Miles above Tintern Abbey"
Pandita Ramabai, “Married Life” and “Legal Rights"
Leo Tolstoy, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich,” Day One
Leo Tolstoy, “The Death of Ivan Ilyich,” Day Two

SECOND EXAM: Tips for taking short answer and essay exams

1900 to the present
Norton Anthology of World Literature, vol. F

Introduction to the 20th-century and Tanizaki Jun’ichiro, “The Tattoer"
Thomas Mann, A Death in Venice, Day One
Thomas Mann, A Death in Venice, Day Two
Thomas Mann, A Death in Venice, Day Three
Premchand, “The Road to Salvation"
Jorge Luis Borges, “The Garden of Forking Paths"
William Butler Yeats, entire selection
Tadeusz Borowski, “This Way for the Gas, Ladies and Gentlemen"
Albert Camus, “The Guest"
Clarice Lispector, “The Daydreams of a Drunk Woman"
Naguib Mahfouz, “Zaabalawi"
Salman Rushdie, “Perforated Sheet"

Final Exam Schedule