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Monday, October 30, 2006

My presentation this afternoon: Five steps to stronger literary analysis

This is the class blog for English 167 (The Novel in 19th-Century England) at the University of Wisconsin - Madison, sections 312 and 313, for fall 2006. Lectures by Prof. Ortiz-Robles; discussion lead by Mike Shapiro.

Syllabi

• - Lecture syllabus
• - Section syllabus - 312, 313

Office Hours

Prof. Ortiz-Robles is available in 6135 Helen C. White on Monday and Wednesday, 1 to 2 pm.

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Texts

Author Biographies

• Jane Austen (DLB)
• Emily Brontë (DLB)
• Wilkie Collins (DLB)
• Charles Dickens (DLB)
• Thomas Hardy (DLB)
• Henry James (DLB)

(DLB = Dictionary of Literary Biography, available through the Literature Resource Center, a good source of in-depth author biographies.)

Writing Center

• - The Writer's Handbook:
• * MLA Reference Guide
• * Quoting & Paraphrasing Sources
• - Writing Center Classes:
• * Literary Analysis: No Problem!
• * Writing Essay Exams.

Exam & Paper Dates

• Fri Oct 6: Paper 1
• Mon Oct 23: Midterm
• Fri Nov 15: Paper 2
• Mon Dec 18: Final

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