Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2020 - ENGL 205 D100

Restoration and Eighteenth Century Literature (3)

Class Number: 4728

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 9 – Dec 8, 2020: Mon, Wed, 10:30–11:20 a.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 13, 2020
    Sun, 7:00–9:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Two 100 division English courses.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

A survey of the literature of the period from 1660 to 1800. May include writing from North America. Breadth-Humanities.

COURSE DETAILS:

Pleasure and Pain in the long Eighteenth Century
This course investigates many ways that people experienced pleasure in the long eighteenth century (1660-1800), and also examines what prices they and others paid for such pleasures. Many such activities, like reading and theatre-going, continue apace today; we'll study what it was like to engage in them during the eighteenth century. What was it like, for example, to read by candlelight? Why did people object to the theatre? Topics to be examined include sex, marriage, the coffeehouse as a source of comraderie, escapist fantasy, slavery (which enabled some to profit off of many others' pain), the plague, and pets.  

Upon completing this course, students will be able to identify the eighteenth-century’s three primary literary periods and recognize their themes and styles. Students will have analyzed the readings verbally and in writing, and they will demonstrate their breadth and depth of knowledge and their ability to synthesize and critically evaluate texts in the final exam. As a result of these activities, students will be able to articulate and evaluate how pleasure and pain operate in the literature of the period.

Grading

  • attendance and participation 10%
  • presentation (individual, in tutorial) 10%
  • 3 graded quizzes (5% each) 15%
  • 250 word writing assignment 5%
  • paper outline 10%
  • paper (1250-1500 words) 30%
  • final exam 20%

NOTES:

note: all assignments (including tutorial presentation) must be completed in order to pass the class.

Materials

MATERIALS + SUPPLIES:

Broadview press (broadviewpress.com) currently has better prices for both books than VitalSource. You can also order print versions of both books on broadviewpress.com.

Be sure to order the second edition of the The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Volume 3.

REQUIRED READING:

The Broadview Anthology of British Literature, Volume 3: The Restoration and Eighteenth Century. Second Edition
ISBN: 1554810477

The Basset Table. Susannah Centlivre. Ed. Jane Milling. Broadview Press.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.

For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.

Registrar Notes:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

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Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the University community.  Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the University. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the University. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html

TEACHING AT SFU IN FALL 2020

Teaching at SFU in fall 2020 will be conducted primarily through remote methods. There will be in-person course components in a few exceptional cases where this is fundamental to the educational goals of the course. Such course components will be clearly identified at registration, as will course components that will be “live” (synchronous) vs. at your own pace (asynchronous). Enrollment acknowledges that remote study may entail different modes of learning, interaction with your instructor, and ways of getting feedback on your work than may be the case for in-person classes. To ensure you can access all course materials, we recommend you have access to a computer with a microphone and camera, and the internet. In some cases your instructor may use Zoom or other means requiring a camera and microphone to invigilate exams. If proctoring software will be used, this will be confirmed in the first week of class.

Students with hidden or visible disabilities who believe they may need class or exam accommodations, including in the current context of remote learning, are encouraged to register with the SFU Centre for Accessible Learning (caladmin@sfu.ca or 778-782-3112).