Book List
This is for my lit group. All others can disregard or peruse out of curiosity. :)
REQUIRED
Til We Have Faces, C.S. Lewis; any edition. Begin on Sept. 4th.
Beowulf, Heaney translation; must have this translation. Begin on Sept. 25th.
Hamlet, Shakespeare; any edition that has line numbers and explanatory notes. Begin on Oct. 9th.
Doctor Faustus, Christopher Marlowe; any edition that has line numbers and explanatory notes. Of the editions above, the first one (red) has an easier-to-read layout and the second one (Signet classic) is cheaper. Begin November 6th.
Paradise Lost, John Milton; any edition with line numbers. Of those listed above, the yellow edition (Signet) contains other Milton poetry and has explanatory notes, the beige & black edition (Signet) contains both Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained with explanatory notes, and the black and white edition has a cleaner layout and better format and explanatory notes. Begin on Nov. 27.
Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift; any edition. Begin in January.
Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens; any edition. Of those above, the Signet is cheaper and the Penguin has an easier-on-the-eyes typeface. Begin on Feb. 12th.
Mansfield Park, Jane Austin; any edition. Begin on Mar. 11th.
Jane Eyre, Charlotte Bronte; any edition. Begin on April 8th.
RECOMMENDED
The Well-Educated Mind, Susan Wise Bauer; the calender will list recommended readings from this and we will be using the note-taking strategies she suggests.
For the writing section of the class. MLA Handbook; you’ll be required to get this at some point in your college career. This manual has formatting instruction, writing process helps, and — most importantly — how to cite other material in your papers. You really should have either the fifth or sixth edition before we begin the research paper in December.
For the writing section of the class. The Elements of Style, Strunk & White; a classic with information on how to avoid common mistakes and how to sound educated without being stilted or verbose.
