Eng 404 Reading Schedule 1st 4 weeks

1. Eng 404: The Savage Art of Satire
Class Schedule
Wk. 1 Wednesday,
1/9
Course Introduction
Homework:
Glossary of Terms: Satire, Irony, Burlesque
John Dryden, From A Discourse Concerning the Original
and Progress of Satire
Jonathan Swift, “A Modest Proposal”
Friday, 1/11 The Nature of Satire
Homework:
Samuel Butler, Hudibras
Wk. 2 Monday,
1/14
Samuel Butler, Hudibras
Homework:
Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, Sects II, IV, VI, VIII, and XI
Wednesday,
1/16
Jonathan Swift, A Tale of a Tub, Sects. II, IV, VI, VIII, and XI
Homework:
John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel
Friday, 1/18 John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel
Wk. 3 Monday,
1/21
HOLIDAY – Martin Luthor King Jr./Human Rights Day
Wednesday,
1/23
John Dryden, Absalom and Achitophel (con’t)
Homework:
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 1 A Voyage to Lilliput
Discussion
Starter #1
(Mon. &
Wed. groups)
Friday, 1/25 Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 1 A Voyage to Lilliput “
Wk. 4 Monday,
1/28
Gulliver’s Travels, Part 1 A Voyage to Lilliput (con’t)
Homework:
John Dryden, “MacFlecknoe”
D. S. #2
Wednesday,
1/30
John Dryden, “MacFlecknoe”
Homework:
Alexander Pope, The Dunciad
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Friday, 2/1 Alexander Pope, The Dunciad
Homework:
Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock
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