English 295.02 Fall 1999

Syllabus

(note that additional secondary works shall be placed on reserve early in the semester)

8/24 Introduction to Restoration drama, society, and politics

8/26 Behn, The Rover--also Russell's "Introduction" (9-42)

8/31 Journal Entry, Group 1 (JE1); The Rover

9/2 Journal Entry, Group 2 (JE2); The Rover; Lussier, "'Marrying that Hated Object': The Carnival of Desire in Behn's The Rover" (on library reserve)

9/7 Canfield, Tricksters & Estates (1-44); Behn, The Rover, Part II (on library reserve)

9/9 The Rover, Part II; Hutner, "Revisioning the Female Body: Aphra Behn's The Rover, Parts I and II" (on reserve); see also Markley, "'Be impudent, be saucy, forward, bold, touzing and leud': The Politics of Masculine Sexuality and Feminine Desire in Behn's Tory Comedies" (on reserve)

9/14 JE2; Lee, The Rival Queens (on reserve)

9/16 JE1; The Rival Queens; Brown, "Nathaniel Lee" (DLB 80, on reserve, 114-25, on reserve)

9/21 The Rival Queens; Flores, "Patriarchal Politics under Cultural Stress: Nathaniel Lee's Passion Plays" (on reserve)

9/23 Critical Response #1 due; Otway, The Soldiers' Fortune&emdash;also Cordner's "Introduction"; Canfield, "Thomas Otway" (DLB 80 on reserve, 146-71)

9/28 The Soldiers' Fortune; Munns, Restoration Politics and Drama: The Plays of Thomas Otway, 1675-1683 (Chs. 1-2)

9/30 JE1; Lee, The Princess of Cleves

10/5 JE2; The Princess of Cleves

10/7 Essay 1 due; The Princess of Cleves

10/12 JE1; Otway, The Orphan

10/14 JE2; The Orphan

10/19 The Orphan

10/21 Lee, Lucius Junius Brutus; Owen, Restoration Theatre and Crisis (Ch. 1, on reserve)

10/26 JE2; Lucius Junius Brutus; Owen, Restoration Theatre and Crisis (Ch. 2)

10/28 JE1; Lucius Junius Brutus

11/2 Owen, "'Partial Tyrant' and 'Freeborn People' in Lucius Junius Brutus" (on reserve); see also Hayne, "'All Language then is Vile': The Theatrical Critique of Political Rhetoric in Nathaniel Lee's Lucius Junius Brutus" (on reserve)

11/4 Otway, Venice Preserved

11/9 Critical Response #2 due; Venice Preserved

11/11 JE1 and JE2; Venice Preserved; Owen, Restoration Theatre and Crisis (200-03, 229-38);

11/16 Prospectus for Critical Project due; Venice Preserved

11/18 Behn, The Roundheads (on reserve)

11/30 The Roundheads; Markley, , "'Be impudent, be saucy, forward, bold, touzing and leud': The Politics of Masculine Sexuality and Feminine Desire in Behn's Tory Comedies" (on reserve)

12/2 The Roundheads; recommended: Dryden's Amphitryon and Southerne's The Wives' Excuse

12/7 Critical Project Presentations

12/9 Critical Project Presentations

12/13 Final class meeting 10:00 a.m.-noon