WEEK 5:
September 26: Longinus, On the Sublime in Classical Literary Criticism
II. The English Legacy
WEEK 6:
October 3: Addison, Spectator #409 (.PDF file); Alternatively, Spectator #409 Series of scanned images. Hume, "On the Standard of Taste";
Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Inquiry into .. .Sublime and Beautiful, "Introduction on Taste"
WEEK 7:
October 10: NO CLASS -- FOLLOW MONDAY SCHEDULE
WEEK 8:
October 17: Edmund Burke, A Philosophical Inquiry into .. .Sublime and Beautiful
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
Regular attendance is a prerequisite for this class. You lose half a letter-grade from your final grade for every absence over two. Attendance of less than 10 classes will result in an automatic F.
Participation in class is expected and will determine a percentage of your final grade.
The class requires three term papers approximately five pages each and one final paper. Late essays are not acceptable. Essays will lose half a letter-grade for every class they are late. No essay over two weeks late will be accepted. You will receive an F for that assignment.
One final paper of about eight pages (about 3 000 words).
