[Sending in Assignments] [Assignment Schedule] [The Papers]

Sending in Assignments
Each assignment is due in the instructor's mailbox during the week indicated below. Count Week 1 as the first week that classes begin and Week 15 as the final week of the term. Trimester dates are listed at the upper left hand corner of your registration form.  Please note that University regulations forbid assigning a grade of "I" (Incomplete) unless at least one course assignment has been received by the instructor. Instead, we must assign a "U" grade (Unauthorized Incomplete), which is equivalent to an "F."

All papers must be typed, with MLA in-text documentation and Works Cited list where appropriate, and mailed in before the assignment deadline.  If you’re submitting the assignment by conventional mail, enclose a stamped, self-addressed envelope for its return; if you’re submitting by email, an SASE is unnecessary.  When the instructor returns your paper, pleae be sure to keep the graded paper and comments for your files. If you do not fully understand the assignment or need help, telephone the instructor during office hours or (e)mail in your questions.

 

NOTE:   See Instructions for Sending in Assignments from the Humanities External Degree Online Catalog for specific details regarding approved methods of turning in assignments.

Assignment Schedule:
All students will write four (4) papers of  6-8 pages each.  Each paper must deal with different authors, and you may not write about the same Nobel Laureate twice. See the individual Assignments at the end of each section.  A full discussion of the papers will follow below:

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WEEK 1:

Introduction and Mann  Read the assigned Mann stories after familiarizing yourself with the materials and scope of this course:  first, please read the introductory essay on " The Nobel Prize ." Then, for a general idea of the authors, their place in world literature and the totality of their works, read the introductory materials about them. This survey will prepare you with a little background; it will make you aware of some generalized ideas to keep looking for, and it will enable you to begin working toward a critical perspective.

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WEEK 2:

Pirandello  Read the assigned Pirandello plays.

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WEEK 3:

Camus  Read the assigned Camus novella.

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WEEK 4:

First paper due (Mann, Pirandello, or Camus).

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WEEK 5:

Kawabata  Read the assigned Kawabata titles.

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WEEK 6:

Solzhenitsyn  Read the Solzhenitsyn introduction, review the "Pasternak Controversy" in the Nobel Prize essay, and read the assigned Solzhenitsyn novel.

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WEEK 7:

Neruda  Read the assigned collection of Neruda's poetry.

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WEEK 8:

Second paper due (Kawabata, Solzhenitsyn, Neruda, or admissible earlier writer).

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WEEK 9:

Bellow  Read the assigned Bellow novel.

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WEEK 10:

Singer   Read the assigned Singer novel.

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WEEK 11:

Third paper due before Week 12 (Bellow, Singer, or admissible earlier writer).

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WEEK 12:

García Márquez  Read the assigned Márquez novel.

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WEEK 13:

García Márquez and Golding  Finish Márquez; begin assigned Golding novel.

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WEEK 14:

Golding  Read the assigned Golding novel.

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WEEK 15:
Fourth paper due (Márquez, Golding, or admissible earlier writer).

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