Literature and Culture 1 (Årsstudium i engelsk) 2EN35-2
Pensum for studieåret
Obligatorisk litteratur
1. BOOKS TO ACQUIRE
Culler, J. (2011). Literary theory: A very short introduction (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
Greenblatt, S. (Ed.). (2012). The Norton anthology of English literature, Vol. 2 (Three-volume box: D, E, F) (9
th
ed.). New York: Norton. (NE2)
Baym, N. (Ed.). (2013). The Norton anthology of American literature (Shorter 8
th
ed., Two-volume box). New York: Norton. (NA1 and NA2) Orwell, G. (2000). Animal farm. London: Penguin.
Shakespeare, W. (2014). The tempest (The Cambridge School ed.). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Shelley, M. (2012). Frankenstein (2
nd
ed.). New York: Norton.
Lee, H. (1997). To kill a mockingbird. London: Arrow Books.
Fitzgerald, S. F. (2000). The great Gatsby. London: Penguin.
Collections of texts provided on Fronter:
A collection of literary texts not found in the Norton Anthologies will be available on Fronter prior to the first class (marked *).
A collection of culture-specific texts not found in the Norton Anthologies will be available on Fronter prior to the first class (marked *).
Sources for the texts in the collections (for texts available online, links are provided):
Breidlid, A., Brøgger, F.C., Gulliksen, Ø. T., & Sirevåg, T. (Eds.). (1996). American culture:
. London: Routledge.
An anthology of civilization texts
Greenblatt, S. (Ed.). (2012). The Norton anthology of English literature, Vol. 1 (A, B, C) ( 9
th
ed.). New York: Norton. (NE1) 2. TEXTS TO READ
NOVELS
Conrad, J. (1899/2012). Heart of darkness. (NE2, pp. 1951-2011) Fitzgerald, S. F. (1925/2000). The great Gatsby. London: Penguin. Lee, H. (1960/2010). To kill a mockingbird. London: Arrow Books Orwell, G. (1945/2000). Animal farm. London: Penguin.
Shelley, M. (1818/2012). Frankenstein (2
nd
ed.). New York: Norton.
Woolf, V. (1925/2012). Mrs. Dalloway. (NE2, pp 2155-2264).
PLAYS
Shakespeare, W. (1613/2014). The tempest. (Cambridge School ed.). Cambridge:
Cambridge University Press.
Williams, T. (1947/2013). A streetcar named desire. (NA2, pp 1116-1177).
SHORT FICTION
(All stories are found in NE2 and NA1/NA2)
Hawthorne, N. (1836). The minister’s black veil. (NA1, pp 636-645).
Jewett, S. O. (1886). A white heron. (NA2, pp. 413-419).
Crane, S. (1897). The open boat. (NA2, pp. 584-600)
Freeman, M. E. A. (1891). New-England nun. (NA2, pp 439-446).
Joyce, J. (1914). The dead. (NE2, pp 2282-2313).
Cather, W. (1928). Neighbour Rosicky. (NA2, pp 679-699).
POEMS
(Poems marked * will be posted on fronter or available online) Sonnets
* Shakespeare, W. (p1609). Sonnets 18 and 55. Retrieved from http://www.shakespeares-sonnets.com
* Donne, J. (1633). Holy sonnet 10 (“Death, be not proud”). Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/173363
* Milton, J. (c1652). When I consider how my light is spent. Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/174016#poem
Wordsworth, W. (1802). London, 1802. (NA2, p 346).
Keats, J. (1818). When I have fears that I may cease to be. (NA2, p 911).
Shelley, P. B. (1819). England 1819. (NA2, p 790).
Browning, E. B. (c1845). Sonnet 21. (NA2, p 1129).
* Lazarus, E. (1883). The new Colossus. Retrieved from http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poem/175887
Yeats, W. B., (1923). Leda and the swan. (NA2, p 2102).
* Updike, J. (1969). Love sonnet.Retrieved from
http://blog.bestamericanpoetry.com/the_best_american_poetry/2009/01/love-sonnet-by-john-updike-by-moira-egan.html
* Cope, W. (1999). From Strugnell’s love sonnets. Retrieved from
http://wonderingminstrels.blogspot.no/2004/12/strugnell-sonnets-iv-wendy-cope.html
Other poems
Blake, W. (1789; 1794). The lamb. (NA2, p 120); The tyger. (NA2, p 129).
Browning, R. (1842). My last duchess. (NA2, p 1282).
Whitman, W. (1881). Song of myself, Sections 1, 2, 6 and 52 (NA2, pp24-25, 27-28, and 66).
Rossetti, C. (1859). Goblin market. (NA2, pp 1496-1508).
Dickinson, E. (1862/1882) A bird came down the walk; The Bible is an antique volume.
(NA2, p 88, 97).
Ginsberg, A. (1956). A supermarket in California. (NA2, p. 1364).
Pound, E. (1913). In a station of the metro; A pact. (NA2, p 790).
Owen, W. (1917). Anthem for doomed youth. (NA2, p 2034).
Williams, W. C. (1923). The red wheelbarrow; ‘Spring and all’ (NA2, p 784 and 781).
Hughes, L. (1925). I, too. (NA2, p 1039).
* Heaney, S. (1974). Act of union. In North.Retrieved from http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/act-of-union/
Erdrich, L. (1984). Dear John Wayne. (NA2, p 1597) CULTURE TEXTS
Texts are found in the Norton anthologies on your reading list. Texts marked with an asterisk (*) are posted on fronter or available online (see links).
Identity: gender and the woman question in time
* Elizabeth, I. (1563). Speech to the House of Commons, January 28. (NE1, pp 753-754).
Wollstonecraft, M. (1792). A vindication of the rights of women. (NE2, pp 211-239).
Dew, T. R. (1835). From Differences between the sexes. (Breidlid et al., p 102).
*The Seneca Falls Convention (1848). Declaration of sentiments and resolutions.
(Breidlid et al., pp 103-105).
Patmote, C. (c1854). An angel in the house. (NE2, pp 1613-14).
Pankhurst, E. (1913). Freedom or Death. Speech.Retrieved from
http://www.theguardian.com/theguardian/2007/apr/27/greatspeeches
* Friedan, B. (1963). That has no name. (Breidlid et al., pp 115-120).
Faith: Religion and religious institutions
* An homily against disobedience and willful rebellion. (1547) (NE1, pp 692-95).
Winthrop, J. (1630). A model of christian charity. (NA1, pp 91-102).
Edwards, J. (1741). Sinners in the hands of an angry God. (NA1, pp 209-220).
Emerson, R. W. (1841). Self-reliance. (NA1, 549-566).
Crèvecoeur, J. H. ST. J. D. (1782). What is an American. (NA1, pp. 309-319).
Progress: Enlightenment, industrialization and migration
* Swift, J. (1729). A modest proposal. (NE1, pp 2633-39).
Franklin, B. (1784). From Autobiography, part 2. (NA1, pp 293-308).
Macauley, T. B. (1830). Evidence of progress. (NA2 pp 1582-87).,
The Children’s Employment Commission. (1842). Child mine-workers in Yorkshire. (NE2, pp 1587-89).
Wister, O. (1921). Shall we let the cuckoos crowd us out of our nest?. (Breidlid et al., pp 38-39).
World: other people and other places
* Thompson, J. (1740). Ode: Rule Britannia. (NE1, pp 3023).
Red Jacket, (1805). Reply to the missionary Jacob Cram. (NA1, 229-231).
Chamberlain, J. (1897). The true conception of empire. (NE2, 1662-1664) Hurston, Z. N. (1928). How it feels to be coloured me. (NA2, pp 940-943).
* Truman, H. (1947). The Truman doctrine. (Breidlid et al., pp 335-337) Churchill, W. (1946). The sinews of peace. (12 pages) Retrieved from
http://www.winstonchurchill.org/resources/speeches/1946-1963-elder-statesman/the-sinews-of-peace
King, M. L. (1963). I have a dream. (NA2, pp 1395-1398).
Power: the development of political institutions
*Milton, J. (1649). From The tenure of kings and magistrates. (NE1, pp 1846-49).
Bill of rights/Declaration of rights, England. (1689).Retrieved from
http://www.law.gmu.edu/assets/files/academics/founders/English_BillofRights.pdf
Jefferson, T. (1776). The declaration of independence. (NA1, pp 339-344).
US Constitution (1787), with Bill of rights and amendments.Retrieved from https://www.usconstitution.net/const.pdf
Proclamation of an Irish Republic (1916).Retrieved from http://www.nli.ie/1916/pdf/1.intro.pdf
Orwell, G. (1946). Politics and the English language. (NE2, pp 2610-2619).
LITERARY THEORY
Culler, J. (2011). Literary theory: A very short introduction (2nd ed.). Oxford: Oxford University Press.
(Approximately 1800 pages in total)
Anbefalt litteratur
Recommended (optional):
Goring, P., Hawthorn, J., & Mitchell, D. (2010). Studying literature (2nd ed.). London:
Bloomsbury Academic.
