Last updated 8/23/10 1. Th, Aug 19 : Intro to Course: Altered Books, Assignments, Expectations 2. T, Aug 24: Resources, References, Web Sites, Libraries, Journals.
• Intro to VW Life Hussey (available in any annotated text) OR Goldman, Cambridge Intro to VW Chapter 1: Life • Chapter 2 of Goldman, Contexts, contains a nice section on the Biographies as well as sections on Bloomsbury and wider historical contexts.
Woolf and the Visual Arts; Woolf and Nature
• “Modern Fiction” (1919) (VWR) • Goldman on Woolf’s short stories,’ pp 86-92.
6. T, Sep 7: Jacob’s Room: Re-structuring the Novel; Stream of Consciousness; Woolf and Elegy; Woolf and Education
8. T, Sep 14: Th, Sep 16: Early Essays ******1st installment of Visual Journal Due 3+ pp.*******
• “Mr. Bennett and Mrs. Brown” (1923) (VWR); • “Lives of the Obscure: Miss Ormerod” (1924); • “On Not Knowing Greek “(1925) (VWR) ; • “Jane Austen” (1925) (VWR)
(Greek, Shakespearean etc.)
10. T, Sep 23: Mrs Dalloway (rest of book) 11. Th, Sep 25: Middle Short Stories
• “The New Dress” (1925) • “Moments of Being: Slater’s Pins Have no Points” (1926) • The Lady in the Looking Glass: A Reflection” (1929) 12. T, Sep 28: To the Lighthouse (1927): Textual criticism of Woolf; Androgyny, Post-Colonial; Woolf and Photography; Woolf and Antarctica (travel writing)
14. T, Oct 5: To the Lighthouse (Part II: “The Lighthouse”) 15. Th, Oct 7: Orlando (1928): Woolf and Biography (Strachey); Woolf and Literary History; Woolf and Sapphism; Woolf and Vita; Woolf and Gender; Woolf and Travel (Middle East) • Intro to Orlando; first half of novel 16. T, Oct 12: Orlando (rest of book) 17. Th, Oct 14: : Middle Essays: ***2nd installment of Visual Journal Due 5 more pp ***
• “Street Haunting” (1927) (VWR) "The Sun and the Fish" (1928) • ? “Phases of Fiction” (1929) • “On Being Ill” (1930) (VWR) • “Memories of a Working Women’s Guild” (1930) • “Professions for Women” (1931) (VWR) 18. T, Oct 19: A Room of One’s Own (1929) Woolf and Feminism; Woolf and Women’s Literary History; Woolf and space/place, public/private; Woolf and anger; Woolf and humor
20. T, Oct 26: The Waves (1931) Woolf and Theory; Woolf and Language;
FALL BREAK 22. Th, Nov 4: The Waves (rest of book) 23. T, Nov 9: Later Essays:
• “Craftsmanship” (1937) • Death of the Moth” (p.h.) "The Leaning Tower" (1940)
• Virginia “Thoughts on Peace in an Air Raid” • Intro to Three Guineas (1938); first half of 3G 25. T, Nov 16: Three Guineas (rest of book) 26. Th, Nov 18: Between the Acts (1941): Woolf and Drama; Woolf and the Pageant play; Woolf and English Heritage; Woolf and Archeology/Anthropology 27. T, Nov 23: T, Nov 30: Between the Acts THANKSGIVING BREAK 28. T, Nov 30: Late Short Stories ****3rd installment of Visual Journal Due 7+ pp*****
• “Lappin and Lappinova” (1938) (VWR) • “The Searchlight” (1929,39,p.h.) • “The Legacy” (1940) (VWR)
WOOLF MINI-CONFERENCE: Students present final projects during scheduled exam time |
Syllabus/ Readings for Virginia Woolf Seminar |
Color Reduction Woodcut (1997) Elisa Kay Sparks |