EN330 MAJOR AUTHORS OR MOVEMENTS Course Syllabus - Marta Wilkinson

Term
Fall 2026
Section
M1
Course Delivery
ln person­[FTF]
Class Program
Credits 4.00
An intensive study of a major literary figure, period, or movement. This course will emphasize in-depth knowledge of literature. It will also emphasize skills in critical reading, analytical writing, and information literacy. Examples of course titles: "Jane Austen," "Modern British Fiction," The Harlem Renaissance," "Dickinson and Whitman," "Balzac and Zola." May be repeated when topics vary.
Prerequisites

Meeting Times, Location, & Course Delivery Details

Meeting Days:
TR
Meeting Times:
1 - 2:30
Location:
CH 201

Contact Information

Instructor:
Marta Wilkinson
Instructor Email:
marta_wilkinson@wilmington.edu
Office Location:
College Hall 203-B
Phone Number
451
Office Hours:
MW 12:45 - 1:45, TR 2:30 - 4:30 ( and by appointment)
Course Materials

Textbook
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Edition:
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Instructor's Course Objectives
• Explore the fundamentals of comedy & tragedy
• Learn and use appropriate terms
• Be introduced to literary theories and their roles in interpreting texts
• Learn how to read critically, analyze, and generate questions and assertions based on individual readings
• Learn about a variety of dramatic periods and genres
• Incorporate physical aspects of drama as part of literary analysis
• Enjoy literature!
Course Schedule

Tentative Schedule

Date

Reading to do BEFORE class

What we will cover in class

Work due, quizzes, papers & exams

T

8/25

 Introductions, overview & terms; Iphigenia in Aulis - story & characters

 

R 8/27

Iphigenia by Euripides (Opening to line 415, bottom page 342)Tragedy, Greek Drama: Iphigenia, pp. 328-342Quiz

 

T

9/1

Finish IphigeniaIphigenia to end; conclusions, introduction to comedy & LysistrataAssignment 1 due: character profile

R

9/3

Lysistrata by Aeschylus part I (pp.826-833 l.253)Language, double entendres, physical comedy, Lysistrata part IQuiz

 

T

9/8

Lysistrata part II (pp.833 l.254-l.804)Lysistrata part II & III, comedy of manners? Lysistrata conclusions, introQuiz

R

9/10

 Critical articles, Perusall, application in classAssign 2: Perusall

T

9/15

 CHI*RAQ 

R

9/17

 CHI*RAQ; Introduction to Shakuntala, Sanskrit & Hindu drama 

T

9/22

Shakuntala by Kalidasa Acts I-IVCultural frame, Hinduism: Shakuntala, Acts I-IIIAssignment 3: CHI*RAQ

R

9/24

Shakuntala Acts V-endShakuntala Acts IV-V, trauma & memory; Intro No Drama, medieval Japan, background The Tale of GenjiQuiz

T

9/29

Aoi No Ue (read all of it)

 

Aoi No Ue (read all of it) 

R

10/1

 Critical articlesAssign 4 due: Paper proposal & outline

T

10/6

 

Midterm Exam

 

Midterm Exam

R

10/8

 Paper workshopAssign 5: paper workshop

T

10/13

 Faculty In-Service; Conferences  

R

10/15

 Commedia dell’arte, stock characters; Intro The Servant of Two MastersPaper 1 Due 

Date

Reading to do BEFORE class

What we will cover in class

Work due, quizzes, papers & exams

T

10/20

The Servant of Two Masters by Golodi, Acts I-IIThe Servant of Two Masters Act I-II, stock characters & archetypes, elements of modern comedyQuiz

R

10/22

The Servant of Two Masters Act IIIThe Servant of Two Masters Act III, influences of Commedia on… MolièreAssignment 6: in-class

T

10/27

Tartuffe by Molière Acts I-III

 

Tartuffe Acts I-II, two acts & no title character, staging, blocking & propsQuiz

R

10/29

Tartuffe Acts IV-V

 

Tartuffe Acts IV-V, a Neoclassical deus-ex-machinaAssign 7

T

11/3

 Critical articles ; Intro CorneilleAssign 8: article application

R

11/5

The Cid by Corneille Acts I-II

 

The Cid Act I, the dilemma of the tragi-comedyQuiz

T

11/10

The Cid Acts III - end

 

The Cid Acts III-IV, losses & champions; intro FaustAssignment 9

R

11/12

Faust Prologue in Heaven – scene 7 Faust’s StudyDealing with the DevilQuiz

 

T

11/17

Faust scene 8 Auerbach’s Tavern – 22 NightThe sacrificing of innocentsQuiz 

R

11/19

Faust scene 23 A Cathedral - endReview Drafts due - Integrating source materialsAssignment 10: Review draft due

 

T

11/24

Articles, workshop

Articles

Conferences, Monday & Tuesday

 

R

turkey

TURKEY  

 

T

12/1

Workshop performances/review Paper 2 due

R

12/3

Student performances/review

 

  

 

 

T

12/8

 Student performances & reviewStudent performances

 

 

 

Subject to change during the semester. Adequate notice of changes will be given.

Evaluation of Work

The grading scale will be as follows:

A

93.5 <

B+

87 <

C+

77 <

D

60 <

A-

90 <

B

83.5 <

C

73.5 <

F

> 59.9

 

 

B-

80 <

C-

70 <

 

 

Instructor Course Policies

Instructor's Course Attendance Policy

Attendance is mandatory, as is punctuality. We will begin each class promptly and go directly into lecture. You get 3 absence freebie’s – whatever the reason! (illness, death, relationship drama, POS car, alien abduction…). You are responsible for all work missed during your absences. See the current Student Handbook for the college attendance policy especially as it pertains to excused absences.

Instructor's Academic Integrity Policy

PLAGIARISM: Don’t do it. Plagiarism is addressed in the Student Handbook (Student Life Policies, Academic Integrity, Plagiarism): “To quote from Practical English Handbook (Watkins, Dillingham and Martin, 1978, 260): ‘Using others’ words and ideas as if they were your own is a form of stealing called plagiarism.’ In academic or scholarly writing, plagiarism offends the community of learning as seriously as does cheating on an examination. Developing the habit of giving appropriate credit to others for their ideas is important not only in school but in all other professional and life situations” (quoted in WC Student Handbook, 21).

Image removed.Any plagiarized assignments or papers, including AI submissions (in part or in full) will result in an automatic zero in this course. Infractions will also be reported to the office of Academic Affairs and recorded in your student file.

Institutional and Program-Level Policies

Final Exam Schedule
All exams will follow the Final Exam Schedule. Students scheduled to take three or more final examinations on one day may request to arrange their examination schedule, so no more than two exams occur on one day.
Requests for early or late exams are considered only under extreme circumstances. Prior to the exam period, the student must file a written request on the Early/Late Exam Form available in the Student One Stop Center, Academic Records, and on the WC portal. The form must be signed by the Instructor and the Academic Dean, approving the alternate exam time. This process must be completed prior to the scheduled exam period.

Undergraduate:  SP26 Final Exam Schedule    

 

Out-of-class Work Expectation

A minimum of 2 hours of out-of-class student work is expected for each hour of in-class time for traditional face-to-face courses. For online and hybrid courses, the combination of face-to-face time and out-of-class work should be equal to 3 hours per credit hour per week.

Instructional Course Delivery                                                                                                            

Definition of Courses

Academic Integrity Policy

The use of generative AI is prohibited except where expressly allowed in assignment instructions.

Academic Integrity Policy

Class Attendance Policy                              

Institutional Class Attendance Policy