Thanks for submitting the essays today. If you were absent, I will need a note in order for you to receive an extension on the poetry essay.
We discussed the first chapter of Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist . . .
We'll spend a period on each chapter. I gave out two handouts today and we took a board full of notes. Those absent today should borrow the notes.
Prepare for Wednesday's class by doing a close read of Chapter 2. Narrow the focus to what is revealed about Stephen --i.e. Which aspect of his artist portrait is revealed and what is revealed about the power of art or the imagination.
Be ready to present a key passage (similar to our discussions today). Spark notes are actually helpful to catalyze your research. There are numerous essays on aspects of Joyce on the web and I have a good selection of essays in a bok edited by Mark Wollaeger if you'd like to have a look.
Two in-class compositions will be required on this novel. One will be a site passage and the other will be an open-ended essay. We have a Joyce scholar here at SMUS, Dr. Jennifer Fraser and she will be coming to give us a guest lecture once we have finished the book. How lucky are we???
Toodles.
