Eng 404 Satire Reading Schedule 1st Half

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 Luther 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
Homework:
“The Political Significance of Gulliver’s Travels,” J. A. Downie
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Wk. 4 Monday,
1/28
Gulliver’s Travels, Part 1 A Voyage to Lilliput (con’t) and “The
Political Significance of Gulliver’s Travels”
Homework:
John Dryden, “MacFlecknoe”
D. S. #2
Wednesday,
1/30
John Dryden, “MacFlecknoe”
Homework:
Alexander Pope, The Dunciad
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2. 2
Friday, 2/1 Alexander Pope, The Dunciad
Homework:
Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock
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Wk. 5 Monday,
2/4
Alexander Pope, The Rape of the Lock
Homework:
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 2 A Voyage to
Brobdingnag
D. S. #3
Wednesday,
2/6
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 2 A Voyage to
Brobdingnag
Homework:
“The Hairy Maid at the Harpsichord,” Dennis Todd
Wed. & Fri.
Groups
Friday, 2/8 No Class – Post ideas for at least one satiric text (novel, play,
poem, TV show, podcast, web-site, cartoon, etc) in the
Discussion Board that you would like the class to study
Wk.6 Monday,
2/11
Gulliver’s Travels, Part 2 A Voyage to Brobdingnag (con’t) and
“The Hairy Maid at the Harpsichord”
Homework:
Jonathan Swift, “The Lady’s Dressing Room”
D. S. #4
Wednesday,
2/13
Jonathan Swift, “The Lady’s Dressing Room”
Homework:
Prepare to persuade the class to choose your suggestion
for the last half of the semester
Wed. & Fri.
groups
Friday, 2/15 Discuss suggested readings for the rest of the semester
Homework:
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, “The Reasons that Induced
Dr. Swift to Write a Poem Called ‘The Lady’s Dressing Room’”
Wk. 7 Monday,
2/18
HOLIDAY – Presidents’ Day
Wednesday,
2/20
Lady Mary Wortley Montagu, “The Reasons that Induced Dr.
Swift to Write a Poem Called ‘The Lady’s Dressing Room’”
Homework:
Alexander Pope, “Epistle 2. To a Lady”
D. S. #5
Mon. & Wed.
groups
Friday, 2/22 Alexander Pope, “Epistle 2. To a Lady” “

3. 3
Wk. 8 Monday,
2/25
View The Beggar’s Opera by John Gay
Wednesday,
2/27
The Beggar’s Opera (con’t)
Friday, 3/1 The Beggar’s Opera (con’t)
Homework:
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 4 A Voyage to the
Land of the Houyhnhnms
Literary
Analysis Due
Wk. 9 Monday,
3/4
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 4 A Voyage to the Land
of the Houyhnhnms
Homework:
“Reading Race and Gender in Gulliver’s Travels,” Laura
Brown
D. S. #6
Wednesday,
3/6
Jonathan Swift, Gulliver’s Travels, Part 4 A Voyage to the Land
of the Houyhnhnms and “Reading Race and Gender in
Gulliver’s Travels”
Wed. & Fri.
groups
Friday, 3/8 No Class
3/11 – 3/15 SPRING RECESS