The aim of the course is to teach Romanticism as a literary and cultural movement through the study of the Romantic Hero as a concept.
Prerequisite(s)
None
Corequisite(s)
None
Special Requisite(s)
None
Instructor(s)
--
Course Assistant(s)
-
Schedule
This course is not offered this semester
Office Hour(s)
This course is not offered this semester
Teaching Methods and Techniques
-Lecture, discussion, criticism
Principle Sources
J.J. Rousseau, from Confessions
J. W. von Goethe, Faust
Victor Hugo, Hernani
Lord Byron, from Childe Harold and Don Juan
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Prometheus Unbound
Mary Shelley, Frankenstein
Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
Other Sources
The Cambridge Companion to British Romanticism. Cambridge University Press, 1993.
A Companion to Romanticism. Ed. Duncan Wu. Wiley and Blackwell, 1999.
Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
2. Week
The French Revolution and its aftermath
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
3. Week
Literary and Philosophical Key Concepts: Pre-romanticism and Romanticism
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
4. Week
Characteristics and Types of the Romantic Hero
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
5. Week
Autobiography: Rousseau’s Confessions
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
6. Week
Genre gender and Romanticism
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
7. Week
The Quintessential Romantic Hero: Goethe's Faust
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
8. Week
Faust
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
9. Week
Romantic Hero on the stage: Victor Hugo, Hernani
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
10. Week
The Romantic poet: selectioms from Byron's Childe Harold and Don Juan
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
11. Week
Romantic Writing of a Mythological Hero: Percy Bysshe Shelley, Prometheus Unbound
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
12. Week
Dark Motifs in Romanticism: Frankenstein
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
13. Week
The appeal of the Romantic Hero: Wuthering Heights
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
14. Week
Wuthering Heights
Reading, criticism, oral presentation, team work
15. Week
Review
16. Week
Final Exams Week
17. Week
Final Exams Week
Assessments
Evaluation tools
Quantity
Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
30
Quizzes
3
15
Homework / Term Projects / Presentations
2
15
Attendance
70
0
Final Exam
1
40
Program Outcomes
PO-1
Show knowledge of a substantial range of authors, movements and texts from different periods of literary history.
PO-2
Identify the intellectual, cultural and socio-historical contexts in which literature
is written and read.
PO-3
Employ the necessary skills in the reading, analysis and in appreciation of literature.
PO-4
Recognize, interpret, and comment on rhetorical and figurative language.
PO-5
Identify, distinguish between and assess the distinctive characteristics of texts written in the principle literary genres.
PO-6
Recall and define key terms and concepts relating to language, literature and/or culture.
PO-7
Recognize the role of different social and cultural contexts in affecting meaning.
PO-8
Demonstrate responsiveness to the central role of language in the creation of meaning.
PO-9
Recognize different structures and discourse functions of the English language.
PO-10
Display competence both in written and/or oral expression and in the
communication of ideas in a variety of contexts.
PO-11
Demonstrate critical skills in the close reading, description, interpretation,
and analysis of literary and non-literary texts.
PO-12
Use logical thought, critical reasoning, and rhetorical skills to effectively
construct arguments.
PO-13
Apply guided research skills including the ability to gather, sift, organize and
present information and material.
PO-14
Show competence in planning, preparation and revision of essays,
presentations, and other written and project work.
PO-15
Reflect on ethical and philosophical issues raised in literary, critical, and
cultural texts.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
Have a broad understanding of the Romantic period in its historical context.
LO-2
Grasp the meaning of such concepts as Romanticism and the Romantic Hero independent of historical setting.
LO-3
Read and analyze a variety of texts that feature the Romantic Hero.
LO-4
Develop an understanding of the appeal of such a hero in literature.
LO-5
Be equipped with the necessary knowledge to enable them to compare and contrast literary Romanticism with other literary movements such as Neo-Classicism and Realism.
LO-6
Be able to respond to the legacy of Romanticism in modern and postmodern texts.
