This writing-based literature course provides a survey of world literature from the early 1800's through the present day.
Modern World Literature: ENG 402
(1850s-present)
Nearly all creators of Utopia have resembled the man who has toothache, and therefore thinks happiness consists in not having toothache.... Whoever tries to imagine perfection simply reveals his own emptiness. GEORGE ORWELL
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Week of May 17-21
Due 5/20: Group Manifestos due
5/21: ENG 402 TAKEOVER DAY
Week of May 10-14
Communist Manifesto reading/discussion
Group Manifesto work: What is the biggest problem in the world today? How can it be fixed?
Week of May 3-7
Due 5/3: final copies of Poetry Month poem (11+)
Week of April 26-30
Due 4/27: write a letter to a government official about an issue you care about (rough draft)
Due 4/26: complete IM ?s for pgs. 1232, 1358 & 1383. Create questions from poetry lines 9, 15, and 40 on pg. 1270, then answer the questions, using all previous poems (pgs. 1232-1383) for support.
Week of April 19-23
Due 4/19: complete IM ?s for pgs. 1151-1152 (plus Crea.WR #1or#2), 1231 (plus AM), 1333 (plus Cre. or Cri. WR)
Week of April 12-16
Due 4/16: Metamorphosis Butterfly / Beetle / self changes essay
in class 4/14: read Rilke poems from Lit. book: explain figurative language