As we proceed we will be working on the Penguin Classics Edition of Anthony Trollope's Phineas Redux , our primary task for the semester. The two essays should be about five pages long. You will choose and schedule your own papers. See schedule for options. Writing assignments are designed to allow you to pull together the diverse readings in a thoughtful and critical way.
Subject matter is open.
I am anxious that you choose to write on topics relevant to your interests. Papers are due at the beginning of class on the day for the assignments you schedule. There will be a midterm and a final exam for this course. List-Serve discussions will focus on our reading. This will also be a forum for students to test their ideas and to seek help for question that arise in the course of their reading.