English 4040, "Literature of the New World to 1820"

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COURSE SCHEDULE (Revised 9/27/99)

Aug. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec.
August
( Top ) 		19 Introduction
24 The Beginnings of European Contact with the Americas
  • Jack P. Green, Prologue and Chapter 1, "Expectations: The European Fabrication of America in the Sixteenth Century," The Intellectual Construction of America , pp. 1-33.
26 The Beginning of European Literature about the Americas
  • Christopher Columbus, De Insulis nuper in mari Indico repertis ( Concerning the Islands Recently Discovered in the Indian Sea ) (On Reserve or Online )
31 Pre-Columbian Contact Stories
  • Grænlendinga Saga , in The Vinland Sagas , pp. 49-72.
September
( Top ) 		2 Pre-Columbian Contact Stories
  • Eirik's Saga , in The Vinland Sagas , pp. 75-105.
7 From European to American Literature?
  • Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Proem and Chapters 1-12, The Account , pp. 28-57.
9 From European to American Literature?
  • Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Alvar Núñez Cabeza de Vaca, Chapters 13-38, The Account , pp. 58-121.
14 The Literature of Attempted Colonization
  • Jack P. Green, Chapter 2, "Encounters: Projection and Design in the Construction of English America, 1580-1690," The Intellectual Construction of America , pp. 34-62.
16 HURRICANE FLOYD
21 HURRICANE FLOYD
23 HURRICANE FLOYD
28 HURRICANE FLOYD
30 NO CLASS (Dr. Shields Out of Town)
October
( Top ) 		5 The Literature of Attempted Colonization
  • Arthur Barlowe, "Arthur Barlowe's Discourse of the First Voyage," and John White, "The Governor Returns" (Handout).
7 Contact, Captivity, and Religion
  • Mary Rowlandson, A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson , in Journeys in New Worlds , pp. 27-65.
12 Contact, Captivity, and Religion
  • Mary Rowlandson, A True History of the Captivity and Restoration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson , in Journeys in New Worlds , pp. 27-65.
14 American Identities
  • Jack P. Green, Chapter 4, "Evaluations: The Conceptual Identification of British America, 1715-1775," The Intellectual Construction of America , pp. 95-129.
CLOSE READING DUE
19 The Spiritual Autobiography
  • Elizabeth Ashridge, "Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge," in Journeys in New Worlds , pp. 147-176.
21 The Spiritual Autobiography
  • Elizabeth Ashridge, "Some Account of the Fore Part of the Life of Elizabeth Ashbridge," in Journeys in New Worlds , pp. 147-176.
26 American Identities
  • Jack P. Green, Chapter 4, "Evaluations: The Conceptual Identification of British America, 1715-1775," The Intellectual Construction of America , pp. 95-129.
28 Dividing Line, Divided Narratives
  • William Byrd, "History of the Dividing Line Run in the Year 1728," in Histories of the Dividing Line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina (left-hand pages).
November
( Top ) 		2 Dividing Line, Divided Narratives
  • William Byrd, "History of the Dividing Line Run in the Year 1728" and "The Secret History of the Line," in Histories of the Dividing Line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina (left-hand pages and right-hand pages, respectively).
4 Dividing Line, Divided Narratives
  • William Byrd, "The Secret History of the Line," in Histories of the Dividing Line betwixt Virginia and North Carolina (right-hand pages).
9 Another America: A Spanish Experience
  • Roque Madrid, "The Journal," in The Navajos in 1705 , pp. 13-38.
11 Another America: A Spanish Experience
  • Roque Madrid, "The Journal," in The Navajos in 1705 , pp. 13-38.
16 Religion and Race
  • Phillis Wheatley, Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave .
18 Religion and Race
  • Phillis Wheatley, Poems of Phillis Wheatley, a Native African and a Slave .
23 From Colonialism to Post-Colonialism: The Revolutionary War and the Early Republic
  • Jack P. Green, Chapter 5, "Examinations: The European Response to the American Revolution, 1776-1800" and Chapter 6, "Explanations: Revolution and Redefinition, 1774-1800," The Intellectual Construction of America , pp. 130-199.
25 NO CLASS (Thanksgiving Break)
30 The American Novel
  • Tabitha Gilman Tenney, Book 1, Female Quixotism , pp. 1-151.
December
( Top ) 		2 The American Novel
  • Tabitha Gilman Tenney, Book 2, Female Quixotism , pp. 152-326.
7 The American Novel
  • Tabitha Gilman Tenney, Female Quixotism .
RESEARCH PAPER DUE
9 Wrap Up
17 FINAL EXAM ( Friday , 11:00 p.m.-1:00 p.m.)


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