Welcome to Week 6. This is the last full week of the course. There is no class on Tuesday, July 4th. There is class on Monday, July 3rd. This week, we will backtrack just to finish reading the poems we did not get to in Week 4. Then we will […]
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Welcome to Week 5 of our course. This week we will be returning to the short story form for a reading of Joyce Carole Oates’ chilling work “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” Warning: It may give you nightmares. We will also be reading several works centered on […]
Welcome to Week 4 of our course. This week will complete our discussion of Oedipus the King. We will then begin a segment on Poetry. We’ll be exploring the themes and structure of Shakespearean and Italian sonnets, as well as lyric, dramatic, and narrative poetry. The quiz this week will […]
Welcome to Week 3 of our online course. This week will be exploring one of the great tragedies of Western literature, Oedipus the King. I look forward to hearing your responses as we examine the complex character of the doomed king and ponder timeless questions about the human condition. This […]
This week we will be reading a selection of short works from the 19th Century, which feature women protagonists: “The Story of an Hour” by Kate Chopin and “The Necklace” by Guy De Maupassant, along with the Emily Dickinson’s poem “The Wife.” We will also be reading “Another Evening at […]
Welcome to Week 1 of ENG 201 Introduction to Literature. This is an intensive course that will be completed in six weeks from Tuesday, May 30 – Tuesday, July 11. Be aware that you will be completing the same amount of work as you would in a regular 16-week semester, […]
