Unit 1: Women's Writing before “The Novel”: Concepts and Problems
Week 1: September 1
Introduction: Women's Writing and the Study of “the Novel”; Amatory fiction

Week 2: September 8
Behn, The History of the Nun; or, The Fair Vow Breaker (1689), [notes]; Richetti and Backscheider Introduction; V&A facebook post

Week 3: September 15
Davys, The Reformed Coquet (1724) and Haywood, Fantomina (1725); Summary of either Davys or Haywood [sample here] Marriage Practices in England. For next class: Web hunting facebook post on Hogarth

WEB HUNTING: WILLIAM HOGARTH -- The first day of class, we looked at two engravings by the British artist William Hogarth, called "Before" and "After." For next week, as you're reading "The British Recluse" (and refreshing your memory of Davy's "The Reform'd Coquet," which we didn't have a chance to discuss!), I would ...like you to surf the web to learn more about Hogarth and his images. Then, find one image to share with the class on the wall--be sure you attach your link!

In your wall post, explain the image and describe how you see it intersecting with the reading that we've done thus far--Behn, Haywood, Davys. Do any of his engravings seem to illustrate scenes or situations from this literature? Comment on it in any way? What, specifically, does your image help you see in the literature of the period?

Week 4: September 22
Haywood, The British Recluse (1722) *This is a long text, so be sure to finish in time for class! Web hunting facebook post on Hogarth due

Week 5: September 29
Unit 1 Quiz; Recording Project Due

Introduction to "The Novel"

October 1: Last Day to Drop without Penalty 

Unit 2: Problems of Subjectivity and Identity in Women's Novels
Week 6: October 6
Lennox, Henrietta (1758) through Volume 1; Introduction to the novel.  Facebook discussion board post due. Lecture on  politeness (Langford and  Klein) 

FACEBOOK DISCUSSION: For next class, please post an excerpt from Henrietta that you feel may be significant in some larger manner--try to find a quote that seems to tie together some of the emerging themes or central problems of the text, or a quote that you feel is somehow important but can't quite work through on your own. Transcribe this quote (type it out) into the facebook discussion thread, and then, below the quote, say a few words about what you think is interesting, significant, or curious about it. We'll start our discussion next class there!

Week 7: October 13
Lennox, Henrietta (1758) through end. "Politeness, Commerce, Gentility: Novel Creations of Bad Sociability"
Team Presentation: Zahraa, Ebony, and Meagan, "Masquerades and Masking"

Week 8: October 20
Burney, Evelina (1778)--read half the novel; Introduction to the novel

Week 9: October 27
Burney, Evelina (1778) through end; Essay Draft Due

"Semiotics of Dress in the Eighteenth Century" -- Margaret, Gabriella, Mary Kate

Web Hunting: Evelina is a novel that is well-versed in eighteenth-century entertainments and spaces of leisure. To help you imagine the significance of the various places Evelina visits during her "Entrance into the World," I would like each of you to find, on the web, a site or an image related to these various entertainments and post the link or image to our facebook wall. You only need to choose one to post about. Don't forget to say a few words about how your discovery impacts our reading of the novel!

Week 10: November 3

Web Hunting on London Entertainments due

Evelina, volume III

"Catholicism in 18c England" -- Lauren W., Wendy, Carrie, Griselda, Alex

Unit 3: The Enlightenment and “The Woman Question”
Week 11: November 10; Essay 1 due
Quiz 2 (note schedule change!) Questions and Instructions for Quiz 2
Ev, Miriam, ??? -- "Of Mollies and Masculine Women"

Week 12: November 17
Opie, Adeline Mowbray (1804), Introduction to the novel

Web Hunting: Browse the web for information on Wollstonecraft and The Vindications!

"Book Publishing and Print Culture in the 18th Century" -- Rhyan, Jennifer, Emily

"Pleasure Gardens" -- Laura, Yolanda

Week 13: November 24
Thanksgiving Break, No Class. Finish Opie, Adeline Mowbray (1804). Etext of Adeline Mowbray.

Week 14: December 1
Discuss Opie.

Sam, Yesenia, Davette, Maria: "Childbirth and Childrearing"

Homework for next class: 

Begin outlining and drafting Essay 2; I encourage you to make an appointment to meet with me to discuss your ideas! Do note the changes to the schedule regarding Essay 2’s due date.

Begin preparing for the final exam: Read over all of the study guides I’ve prepared for the texts we’ve read this term, and identify (or create) one good essay question for each text we’ve read; then, write about one paragraph in response to each, using your books and notes as support. Finally, I would like everyone to come up with one good essay question on a broader historical or cultural topic we’ve discussed (marriage law, aristocratic/democratic cultural shift, satire, bildungsroman, epistolarity, amatory fiction, female labor, education, publicity, etc.), and write one paragraph in response. This means you’ll have a total of 8 questions and responses. Come to class next week prepared to share your questions and your thoughts!