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Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
World Literature: Modern European Literature
CREDIT 3 INSTRUCTOR Zoë Roth
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[COURSE INFORMATION]
COURSE DESCRIPTION & GOALS
London and Paris provide the backdrop for some of the most important events—a most exciting
books—of the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries. Through texts that wander through
their well-trod streets, this survey course will introduce different forms of the European novel. This
period covers realism, naturalism, modernism, and postmodernism. Dickens, Zola, James, Woolf,
and Sebald will allow us to address major historical events of European modernity, including the
French Revolution, industrialization, women’s suffrage, the two World Wars, the Holocaust, and
decolonization. We will pay particular attention to the way historical and social forces shape the
novel’s changing form. In doing so, we will understand the vital role narrative space plays in shaping
our world.
PREREQUISITE None
COURSE REQUIREMENTS Journal, blog, midterm, final essay
GRADING POLICY
Students will be assessed on their attendance, their participation in journal writing and blog entries, and their performance on the midterm and the final essay.
TEXTS & REFERENCES
Students may buy any edition or translation. I will provide a PDF booklet including Baudelaire’s
poetry, James’s novella, and a number of secondary readings. Be aware that the syllabus may
change.
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Emile Zola, The Ladies’ Delight
Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil
Henry James, A London Life
Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way (First Part: Combray)
Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway
T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland
James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz
Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
INSTRUCTOR’S PROFILE Zoë Roth is Visiting Assistant Professor in Comparative Literature at King’s College London.
[WEEKLY SCHEDULE] * Your detailed explanation would be very helpful for prospective students to get a pre-approval for credit-transfer from
their home university in advance.
WEEK (PERIOD) WEEKLY TOPIC & CONTENTS COURSE MATERIAL & ASSIGNMENTS
REFERENCE
1
Tuesday, 1 July • Introduction • Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book the First Wednesday, 2 July • Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Second Thursday, 3 July • Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities, Book the Third
2
Monday, 7 July • Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil Tuesday, 8 July • Charles Baudelaire, The Flowers of Evil Wednesday, 9 July • Henry James, A London Life Thursday, 10 July • Henry James, A London Life
3
Monday, 14 July • Emile Zola, The Ladies’ Paradise Tuesday, 15 July • Emile Zola, The Ladies’ Paradise Wednesday, 16 July • Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way Thursday, 17 July MID-TERM EXAM
MID-TERM EXAM
4
Monday, 21 July • Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way Tuesday, 22 July • Marcel Proust, Swann’s Way Wednesday, 23 July • Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway Thursday, 24 July • Virginia Woolf, Mrs. Dalloway
Course Syllabus 2014 YONSEI INTERNATIONAL SUMMER SCHOOL
WEEK (PERIOD) WEEKLY TOPIC & CONTENTS COURSE MATERIAL & ASSIGNMENTS
REFERENCE
5
Monday, 28 July • T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland Tuesday, 29 July • T.S. Eliot, The Wasteland Wednesday, 30 July • James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room
6
Monday, 4 August • James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room Tuesday, 5 August • W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz Wednesday, 6 August • W.G. Sebald, Austerlitz Thursday, 7 August Conclusion and revision
FINAL ESSAY DUE