Wuthering Heights – The Controversial Masterpiece by Emily Brontë
Every semester the question, What is a classic?, comes up during class discussion in the literature seminar. In _Wuthering Heights_ we'll be confronting a bona fide classic of English literature. Let us use the opportunity to attempt to distill a few criteria of supposed greatness with respect to literature. I will attempt to create a low-stress atmosphere in which all students can enjoy grappling with this famous novel.
The novel and all discussions will be in English. We can decide as a class whether our priority will be to finish the novel or, rather, to smell the roses along the way. Participation credit will only be awarded for, well, participation (where a clear distinction between participation and attendance will be made).
Dr. Mango Telli
Laurence Lampert was my primary handler in philosophy. With him I studied the history of philosophy, mainly Plato and Nietzsche, with Leo Strauss always present. Calvin O. Schrag taught Heidegger's _Being And Time_ in 1996, the seminar that brought me back to graduate school. I wrote my PhD thesis on Xenophon's _Hiero_ under Laurence Lampert and William McBride.
What's the book I think everyone should read? _Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance_, simply for its humanity.
Ziele & Kompetenzen
--what makes a classsic a classic?
--intimate knowledge of the story of the novel
--the ability to grapple in English with a complex and demanding novel