ENG 3378 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Breaking Free
2 May 2018
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ENG3378- Lecture 1- May 2nd 2018
Introduction
• Foot to the metal kind of class- lots to cover and short time
• Open tech policy- as long as it is class related- focus
• Open speech policy- to help with burn out everyone is encouraged to speak and participate so
that you get the most out of the class
• The final exam is open book- textbook and notes are allowed but no internet – it is in essay
format
• There will also be a research essay and analysis papers (will have to write two) – the first one is
due next week (however you can choose any of the 7 dates per book for two papers)
• While many of the books are not long however the books are a challenge and take some time to
read- keep this mind and plan for these challenges
• How is it playing around with the idea of expectations
• We are not chopping books up- we are doing it all- cover to cover
• Refer to syllabus for any questions or extra information
• Plagiarism is a huge no in this class- just do’t do it
Brief lecture will ensue (approx 40mins)
• What this thing called modernism is
• Important to have this brief discussion so we are ready to dive into Stein, Three Lives next class
• Slides will be posted online however good notes are required- they will be basic
• Do not feel like you need to write down everything it will be made available online
Romanticism: 1830s-1870s (Emerson, Hawthorne, Poe) (these poets are exampled but not covered in
this class)
• Orients texts mainly around imagination/invention rather than historical accuracy
• Enshrines power of imagination as giving meaning to reality
• Acts as reaction and against rationalism/ materialism
• Exalts individuality, personal freedom, spontaneity, self-expression, pastoral- human oriented –
qualities of nature
• Envisions writer as prophet or individuated hero breaking free from social restraints
• How do our writers work for and against the romanticism
• Are there any trickle down effects in the texts that we are looking at
• They want to privilege art- art can unlock the brain
• The rai is ider tha the sky- Emily Dickson- human imagination
• Art is used to unlock this
• How can we engage our experiences in the world through art
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