英美文學與文化

臺北科技大學 114-2 學期課程，課號 355189。

課程大綱

Welcome! This course is an introduction to the rich literary tradition of Great Britain and the U.S. Of course, since we are covering over one thousand years of literature, there will be much that will not fit into this course. My main goals in this class are as follows: • To encourage you to discover texts that you find you enjoy (or, at least, from which you learn something really important) but that you would not have otherwise discovered. • To increase your knowledge of British and American history and culture. With a broader understanding of British and American cultural backgrounds, you will better understand current events, cultural nuances, and the way people think. You will also become a more interesting person to talk to. • To provide you with stories and texts that you can draw on during the ups and downs of your life, now and in the future. • To allow you reflect on your own and on others’ stories. (Reading literature has been shown in studies to make readers more empathetic, which is a great end in itself, but is also an extremely useful attribute for both your personal life and your career.) • To help you improve your critical thinking and analytical skills. (Persistent readers of literature will definitely make great gains in these areas.) • To help you increase your vocabulary and to find nuanced and interesting words to express yourself. • To encourage you to seek out more texts (not taught in this course) that you would enjoy and/or learn from. Note: It is not recommended that non-major students take this class (unless they are fluent or near-fluent in English and willing to put a lot of time into the reading). 本課程引導學生熟悉變遷中之英美文學作品典律，並探討其形成之歷史文化背景及隨變遷所產生之時代意義。課程中將討論與作品相關之社會、政治、文化、心理、哲學、理論等議題，使學生能瞭解欣賞選讀作品，並銳化其思辯能力及分析技巧。學生須於課前詳讀作品，並於課堂上參與討論。

課程進度

(This is an old version of the syllabus, and the exact dates are being updated. Contact me for an up-to-date copy if you need it, or you will receive it on the first day of class.) Week 1: Course Introduction Old English Caedmon’s Hymn Deor “The Wife’s Lament” “The Wanderer” Week 2: Beowulf Week 3: Beowulf Week 4: Chaucer—“The Pardoner’s Tale” Sir Gawain and the Green Knight Morte de Arthur Week 5: Sonnets and Drama Wyatt Shakespeare (Sonnet 116, 130, 138) Sidney Dr. Faustus (scenes chosen) Week 6: Twelfth Night Week 7: Read Milton (1608–74) from Paradise Lost, “When I consider How My Light is Spent,” Donne (1572–1631), “Death Be not Proud,” Marvell “To His Coy Mistress” (1621–78), Civil War poetry Week 8: from Gulliver's Travels In class: Lady Wortley Montagu, Letter “The Lover” (1747) Christopher Smart, “[My Cat Jeoffrey]” from Jubilate Agno. (1722–71) “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” Gray (1751) Samuel Johnson, from Rasselas (1759), Dictionary (1755) Week 9: Midterm exam Week 10: In-class: from The Castle of Otranto (1764) Week 11: Robert Burns: “To a Mouse,” “To a Louse,” “Auld Lang Syne,” “A Man’s a Man for A’ That.” from Benjamin Franklin’s Autobiography from The Mysteries of Udolpho (1794) Week 12: From Jane Austen's Northanger Abbey, ch. 14 In-class reading of Romantic poetry: Shelley: “Ozymandias,” Blake: “Little Lamb Who Made Thee?” “The Tyger,” “The Chimney Sweep,” Wordsworth: “Simon Lee,” “French Revolution” Week 13: Frankenstein Week 14: Frankenstein Ghost stories. Week 15: Native Americans Removal and Resistance. p. 1252-1271. from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845). Week 16: Final Exam Weeks 17 and 18 have already been made up in make-up classes.

評量方式

Grade Percentages: I may modify these grade weights at my discretion. If I do so, I will let you know. In-class Writing and Reading Quizzes: 25% Presentations/Groupwork: 15% Midterm: 20% Final: 30% In-class Activities and Participation: 10% Grading Criteria: A Superior work. Achievement that is outstanding relative to the level necessary to meet course requirements. B Achievement that is significantly above the level necessary to meet course requirements. C Achievement that meets the course requirements in every respect. D Achievement that fails to meet fully the course requirements. F Achievement that is not worthy of credit. The only way to outright fail this course is through lack of effort and/or plagiarism. The student may not participate in classroom work. Assignments are either (a) completed but not completed at a level of achievement that is not worthy of credit; (b) frequently late, thereby lowering the grade too significantly to give the student a chance to pass; or (c) never completed at all.

教材

【遵守智慧財產權觀念，請使用正版教科書，不得使用非法影印教科書】 使用外文原文書：是 Beowulf (I have ordered Beowulf: A New Verse Translation (Bilingual Edition with Old English and modern English--978-0393320978. Barring any unexpected fees, the price for Beowulf should be 500 NT, meaning I have paid nearly 20,000 NT out of pocket.) Course Packets MS Teams Materials