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Today’s Agenda

In today's class, we reviewed key topics in Victorian literature, highlighting Alfred Tennyson's biography, works like "In Memoriam," and the influence of Romantic traditions. We engaged in student presentations on Tennyson and Matthew Arnold, emphasizing "Dover Beach." We also explored literature's response to Darwin and completed readings from Browning and Rossetti. Homework includes reading specific poems, completing a reading response, and preparing for future presentations. Essay #2 on Frankenstein is due April 4th with guidelines available online.

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Today’s Agenda

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  1. Today’s Agenda • Explain homework for next class. Return Quizzes. • Student Presentation: Areille Saymo-Lord Alfred Tennyson’s biography • PowerPoint Presentation on Tennyson’s “Tears, Idle Tears” • Tennyson as a Victorian popularizing and building upon the Romantic tradition. • PowerPoint Presentation on Science, Creation, and Literature (circa 1790-1860) • PowerPoint Presentation on Tennyson’s In Memoriam • Literature in response to Darwinian challenges to faith • Student Presentation: Andrew Inman--Matthew Arnold’s biography • Go over highlights of Arnold’s “Dover Beach”

  2. Homework for next class • Read: Robert Browning (pp. 1248-52): “Soliloquy of the Spanish Cloister” (pp. 1253-54), “My Last Duchess” (pp. 1255-56); Christina Rossetti (pp. 1459-60): “Song” (p. 1461), “After Death,” (p. 1461), “In an Artist’s Studio” (p. 1463), “Winter: My Secret” (p. 1464), “Up-Hill” (p. 1465) • Reading Response: Do one of the responses on either Browning or Rossetti. • No Quiz next class. The next one is scheduled for next Thursday. • Student Presentations Next Class: • Isabel De Santiago: Christina Rossetti’s biography • Catalina Perez: Victorian fashion --------------------------------------------------------------------------- • Essay #2 (on Frankenstein) will be due Thursday, April 4th. • Read the prompt and rubric, both posted online.

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