English 205
Section 01 [H]
Spring 2011
SLN 22301
MWF 10:10 - 11:00 am.
Todd 334
Dr. Michael Delahoyde
Avery Hall 355 -- Washington State University
Hours: MWF 8:30-9:45, and by appointment.
Phone: 509-335-4832
E-mail: delahoyd@wsu.edu
[We will often be reading plays selected by the class.
So the syllabus will develop and change throughout the semester.]
January 10 -- Introductions and Images.
Read the Course Description,
this advice from former students on How to Study,
and my own Work Tips.
January 12 -- Background; Antony and Cleopatra, Act I.
January 14 -- Antony and Cleopatra, Act I.[January 17 -- MLK Holiday.]
January 19 -- Antony and Cleopatra, Act II.
January 21 -- Antony and Cleopatra, Act II & III.January 24 -- Antony and Cleopatra, Act III.
January 26 -- The Authorship Controversy.
January 28 -- Antony and Cleopatra, Act IV.January 31 -- The Authorship Controversy.
Febuary 2 -- Antony and Cleopatra, Act V.
February 4 -- Writing Advice.February 7 -- Project #1 Due. Much Ado About Nothing, Act I.
February 9 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Act II.
February 11 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Acts III & IV.February 14 -- Much Ado About Nothing, Act V.
February 16 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act I.
February 18 -- The Merchant of Venice, Act II.[February 21 -- St. Nixon Holy Day.]
February 23 -- The Merchant of Venice, Acts III & IV.
February 25 -- The Merchant of Venice, Acts IV & V.February 28 -- Exam #1.
March 2 -- The Two Noble Kinsmen, Act I.
March 4 -- The Two Noble Kinsmen, Act II.March 7 -- The Two Noble Kinsmen, Acts III & IV.
March 9 -- The Two Noble Kinsmen, Act V.
March 11 -- Shakespeare in Popular Culture.[March 14 - 18 -- SPRING BREAK.]
March 21 -- The Tempest, Act I.
March 23 -- The Tempest, Act II.
March 25 -- The Tempest, Acts III & IV.March 28 -- The Tempest, Acts IV & V.
March 30 -- Lucrece.
April 1 -- Thule, the Period of Cosmography.April 4 -- Shake-speare's Sonnets: 1, 2, 3, 13, 18, 23, 24, 29, 30, 33, 66, 71, 76.
April 6 -- Shake-speares Sonnets: 87, 94, 105, 106, 107, 121, 125, 129, 130, 135, 144, 147.
April 8 -- Project Workshop.April 11 -- Project #2 Due.
April 13 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Acts I & II.
April 15 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act III.April 18 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act IV.
April 20 -- A Midsummer Night's Dream, Act V.
April 22 -- Exam #2.April 25 -- Shakespeare Games.
April 27 -- Shakespeare Games.
April 29 -- The rest is silence.