Sequence 5: 19th-Century British & American Lit.
Readings for Research and Writing ("Path 2")

"We are expected to be pretty and well-dressed till we drop--and
if we can't keep it up alone; we have to go into partnership (14).

Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth (1905)

 
Grp. 1: Auto-biographical Fiction
Grp. 2: Engaging Cultural Others
Grp. 3: Cognitive Disability

Grp. 4: Apocalypse & Dystopia

Grp. 5: First-Person, Biased Narration
Grp. 6: Breaking Gender Bound-aries
Grp. 7: Mystery & the Gothic
Grp. 8: The Artist's Coming of Age
Grp. 9: Parabolic Drift
Grp. 10: Female Defiance
Week One
TMOTF: chps 1-9 (Bk 1: chps 1-9)
The American, chps. 1-7
Barnaby R: chps 1-16
The Last Man:
chps 1-10
Villette:
chps. 1-7
Aurora Leigh,
Books 1-2
Wuthering H, Vol. 1, chps. 1-11 Aurora Leigh,
Books 1-2
Hard Times, Book 1
TMOTF: chps 1-9 (Bk 1: chps 1-9)
Week Two
TMOTF: chps 10-20 (Bk 1: chps 10-13 & Bk 2: chps 1-7)
The American, chps. 8-14
Barnaby R: chps 17-33
The Last Man:
chps 11-20
Villette:
chps. 8-14
Aurora Leigh,
Books 3-4
Wuthering H, Vol. 1, chps. 12-14, Vol. 2, chps. 1-7 Aurora Leigh,
Books 3-4
Hard Times, Book 2
TMOTF: chps 10-20 (Bk 1: chps 10-13 & Bk 2: chps 1-7)
Week Three
TMOTF: chps 21-29 (Bk 3: chps 1-9)
The American, chps. 15-20
Barnaby R: chps 34-50
The Last Man:
chps 21-30
Villette:
chps. 15-21
Aurora Leigh,
Books 5-6
Wuthering H, Vol. 2, chps. 8-20 Aurora Leigh,
Books 5-6
Hard Times, Book 3
TMOTF: chps 21-29 (Bk 3: chps 1-9)

Week Four

TMOTF: chps 30-39 (Bks 4 & 5)
The American, chps. 21-26
Barnaby R: chps 51-66
War of the W
chps 1-15
Villette:
chps. 22-28
Aurora Leigh,
Books 7-8
The Picture of DG, Prologue & chps 1-4 Aurora Leigh,
Books 7-8
Idylls: "Dedication," "Coming of A," "Gareth & L," "Marriage of G," "Geraint & E"
TMOTF: chps 30-39 (Bks 4 & 5)

Week Five

TMOTF: chps 40-49 (Bk 6: chps 1-10)
Almayer's F: chps 1-4
Barnaby R: chps 67-82
War of the W
Bk 1, chps 16-18 & Bk 2: chps 1-10

Villette:
chps. 29-35

Aurora Leigh,
Book 9
The Picture of DG, chps 5-8 Aurora Leigh,
Book 9
Idylls: "Balin & B," "Merlin & V," "Lancelot & E," "Holy G"
TMOTF: chps 40-49 (Bk 6: chps 1-10)
Week Six
TMOTF: chps 50-end (Bk 6: chps 11-14, Bk 7)
Almayer's F: chps 5-8
"Brother
Jacob"
The Time Machine
Villette:
chps. 36-42
Orlando,
chps. 1
The Picture of DG, chps 9-13
A Portrait: chp 1
Idylls: "Pelleas & E," "The Last T," "Guinevere," "The Passing"
TMOTF: chps 50-end (Bk 6: chps 11-14, Bk 7)
Week Seven
To the Lighthouse,
Book 1
Almayer's F:
chps 9-12
The Secret Agent:
chps 1-4
Brave New World, chps. 1-6
Lord Jim, chps. 1-15 Orlando,
chps. 2-3
The Picture of DG, chps 14-20
A Portrait: chp 2
Silas Marner, chps. 1-10
Age of Innocence, chp. 1-14
Week Eight To the Lighthouse,
Book 2
Heart of Darkness, chps. 1-2
The Secret Agent:
chps 5-9
Brave New World, chps. 7-12
Lord Jim,
chps. 16-24
Orlando,
chps. 4-5
The Turn of the S, chps. 1-13
A Portrait: chps 3-4
Silas Marner, chps. 11-15
Age of Innocence, chp. 15-24
Week Nine To the Lighthouse,
Book 3
Heart of Darkness, chp. 3
The Secret Agent:
chps 10-13
Brave New World, chps. 13-18
Lord Jim,
chps. 36-45
Orlando,
chp. 6
The Turn of the S, chps 14-24
A Portrait: chp 5
Silas Marner, chps. 16-conclusion
Age of Innocence, chp. 25-34
Week Ten GROUP PAPER CONFERENCES (1 hr) to be held Week 10;
send 2-3 pg. detailed outline to Dr. M & Path 2 peers prior to meet
FINALS WEEK TERM PAPER DUE Thursday of finals week (Dec. 9) at midnight
(send Word file via email to pmarchba@calpoly.edu)


long-haired, young woman in yellow and white dress takes needle and thread to a long, gold and black banner on her lap
Stitching the Standard (1911-12)
Edmund Blair Leighton


Dr. Paul Marchbanks
pmarchba@calpoly.edu