II. Course Objectives
By the end of this course the student will:
be familiar with central images of women in literature
recognize major women writers of the Nineteenth and twentieth
centuries demonstrate a good understanding of the major
themes and characters of major figure in the cannon of
Students will develop and practice skills necessary to analyze
central themes, issues and ideas frequently found in literature
written about and by women through close reading of texts
selected to articulate those themes.
C. Attitudes and Values
As a result of this course, the students should develop an
appreciation for and an understanding of the major themes and
issues raised in literature written by women and about women..
III. Course Topics
Alice Munro "Boys and Girls"
Sylvia Plath "The Disquieting Muses"
Edith Wharton "Angel at the Grave"
Jane Austen Pride and Prejudice
Edith Wharton "Roman Fever"
Doris Lessing "Our Friend Judith"
Susan Glaspell "A Jury of Her Peers"
Henry James Daisy Miller
Marge Piercy "Barbie'
Jane Austen EMMA (video)
WIVEs AND MOTHERS
Henrik Ibsen A Doll's House
Kate Chopin The Awakening
Anne Bradstreet "To My Dear & Loving Husband"
Elizabeth Barrett Browning "How Do I Love Thee?"
Sylvia Plath "Metaphors"
Harding-Davis "Life in the Iron Mills"
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman "A New England Nun"
IV. INSTRUCTIONAL PROCEDURES
The course will focus on close readings of all texts, reader response, class discussion and group projects. Special attention is given to Women's Month in March.
Ibsen A Doll's House
James Daisy Miller
Austen Pride and Prejudice
Chopin The Awakening
Cane, ed. Great Short Stories by American Women
Woolf A Room of One's Own
selected short stories