We will read a range of texts that enables us to compare literary articulations of generic, cultural, and political developments in a trans-Atlantic context. These literary texts include spiritual autobiography, travel narrative, slave narrative, poetry, the essay, and the novel. Students are expected to attend the lectures and participate in section meetings. The final examination will cover the entire semester s readings. Please see the class schedule below for due dates.
Essays are due in lecture that day.
All topics will be distributed in advance, and students will have several options for each essay assignment. The course s teaching assistants will run the section meetings and grade essays and the final exam. Late papers will not be accepted unless arrangements are made at least a day before they are due. The Norton Anthologv of English Literature , sixth ed., vol. The Norton Anthology of English Literature, seventh ed.