Schedule (first semester-2012)

Language and Culture III
Schedule 2012
First Semester
1st & 2nd Weeks (April, 10th & 13th)
• Introduction to the subject and period.
• “What is Literature?” by Terry Eagleton.
• Context previous to XVIII century
• Mercantilism
3rd week (April, 17th & 20th)
• XVIII century England
• Jonathan Swift: The Battle of the Books.
4th week (April, 24th, 27th & May, 4th )
• Periodical essays: “Westminster Abbey” and “A Country Sunday”
• The Enlightenment
• Ana Stuart
• Spanish Succession War
5th week (May, 8th, 11th & 15th)
• Louis XIV & European context
• The rise of the novel
• Robinson Crusoe by Defoe
6th week (May, 18th & 22nd)
• Robinson Crusoe by Defoe
• George I
• George II
7th week (May, 29th & June, 1st)
• The Sentimental novel: Pamela by Richardson (extracts)
• Pamela’s parody: Shamela by Fielding
8th week (June, 5th & 8th)
• Pamela’s parody: Shamela by Fielding
• Austrian Succession War
• Seven Yeras’ War
9th week (June,12th & 15th)
• The Industrial Revolution
• Colonies (written assignment)=> time devoted to teacher’s guidance
10th week (June, 19th & 22nd)
• Colonies (written assignment)=> time devoted to teacher’s guidance
• Colonies (oral exposition and deadline- written assignement)
11th week (June, 26th& 29th)
• The Independence of the American colonies
• The French Revolution
• Blake:Songs of Innocence and Songs of Experience (“The Tyger”; “The Lamb” and “Holy Thursday”)
12th week (July 3rd & July, 6th)
• Preface to Lyrical Ballads.
• “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” by Coleridge.
13th Week (July 10th & 13th)
• “The Rime of the Ancient Mariner” (comparative studies)
• Feedback