Week 1 (19th Sep ) |
Introduction
Discussion |
Week 2 (26th Sep) |
Pride and Prejudice:
historical background and textual analysis (Philosophy) |
Week 3 (3rd Oct) |
Pride and Prejudice
historical background and textual analysis (Estates) |
Week 4 (10th Oct) |
National holiday |
Week 5 (17th Oct) |
Critical essay: Duckworth, Pride and Prejudice: the Reconstitution of Society |
Week 6 (24th Oct) |
Critical essay: Johnson, ‘Pride and Prejudice and the Pursuit of Happiness’ |
Week 7 ( 31st Oct) |
Emma
historical background and textual analysis (Psychology) |
Week 8 (7th Nov) |
Emma
historical background and textual analysis (Manners) |
Week 9 (14th Nov) |
Critical essay: Stewart, ‘The Fools in Austen’s Emma’ |
Week 10 (21th Nov) |
Critical essay: Waldron, ‘Men of Sense and Silly Wives: the Confusions of Mr Knightley’ |
Week 11(28th Nov) |
Critical essay: Byrne, ‘Emma: The Obliged and the Obligated’ |
Week 12(5th Dec) |
Persuasion
historical background and textual analysis (Gender) |
Week 13(12th Dec) |
Persuasion
historical background and textual analysis (Sociability) |
Week 14 (19th Dec) |
Critical essay: Mooneyham, ‘Loss and the Language of Restitution in Persuasion’ |
Week 15 (26th Dec) |
Critical essay: Steiner, ‘Persuasion: Developing an “Elasticity of Mind”’ |
Week 16 (2nd Jan) |
Mini-conference: present your term paper and respond to the comments of your classmates |
Week 17 (9th Jan) |
Mini-conference: present your term paper and respond to the comments of your classmates |
Week 18 (16th Jan) |
Term paper due |