Generally material will be due by Tuesdays and Fridays at 10am, except for time-sensitive posts, such as Annotated Bibliographic Entries, and Discussion Posts, which are required the day before (Mondays and Thursdays at 10am). The first day's activities are due by Wed. 3/28 at 10am in order to account for the course's start date, and the last week reverts to Monday/Thursday deadlines owing to time constraints.

http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/14restor.html

Prof. Wendy Nielsen
Online Office Hours: Online conferences by appt.
Email: nielsenw@mail . . .  

Texts available online on Canvas:

• Behn, Aphra. The Rover, or the Banished Cavaliers. London: W. Feales, 1735. Print. or an alternate file (w/o page numbers) is online
  
• Centlivre, Susannah. A Bold Stroke for a Wife. London: John Bell, 1728. Web.
• Lillo, George. The London Merchant: or the History of George Barnwell. London: S. Crowder et al., 1761. Web.
• Otway, Thomas. Venice Preserved, Or, A Plot Discovered: A Tragedy. John Bell, 17107. Print (don't use ones online: they have been altered/cleaned up for nineteenth-century audiences)
  
• Wycherley, William. The Country Wife. London: C. Bathurst, 1751. Web.
  

Course description: First off: all texts for this course are available online (mostly through Google Books: that's the benefit of studying literature before copyright restrictions.) This course focuses on another spectacular part of the 18th century, its dramas, which include intrigues, sensuality, & a fight or two. This is the age of the libertine. The Restoration of Charles II in 1660 to the throne of what soon became Great Britain overthrew Puritanical laws, allowing for the reopening of the theaters, where women finally worked as actresses. The 18th century globally includes a time of technological change, nearly constant war, & Enlightened discourse that challenged traditions, culminating in the American & French Revolutions. In response to such turbulence, the plays of this period reflect (& sometimes & in some ways critique) a public sphere that increasingly identified with pleasure & leisure. Students will leave this course with a better appreciation for the ways in which drama represents audiences' & dramatists' pursuit of happiness before 1800. This fully online, 6-week course will operate asynchronously twice a week, meaning that students can work at their own pace (according to some weekly guidelines). Meets English requirements: Lit. Pre-1800 (1a) & 2011 Pre-1800 (1b), Genre Study (Drama), Gender Studies (4d), & Class Issues (4e).

Requirements: Click here to get an explanation of my shorthand on Style issues, and my criteria for grading: http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/correction.html

#1: The Spirit of a Democratic Classroom: Respect, Collegiality, and Integrity

#2: Participation (25%): Incl. regular attendance, contribution to class discussions, completing reading and writing tasks in a timely manner. Discussions will be graded according to the rubric posted on Canvas > Files and under Outcomes.

• Your timely response to online activities is key for this course to work. Failure to participate in online activities will affect your Participation grade. So while all material is due on Tuesdays and Fridays at 10am, sometimes posts will be due the day before (such as Mon. and Thurs. at 10am) so that students can respond to each others' posts and learn from each other. The first deadline is later to (Wed. 5/28) account for the beg. of the term, and the last week shifts to M/R in order to meet the last-day-of-class deadline.
  

• In order to succeed in this course, you must adhere to the deadlines in the schedule. Each module will consist of points that count toward your Participation Grade. In order to keep students moving forward, they may not make up a missed online class by doing online tasks at a later date; these tasks have a time limit. 2 absences are allowed in this term. After that, your Participation will go down even further. Keep in mind that each class can award up to 10 points towards your Participation grade. 

• Work submitted late more than twice will not be awarded any points. Nonetheless, all students must complete all required assignments in the course in order to pass the course. So if you find yourself in this situation, it would be a good idea to review the material in any case.
  

#3: Annotated Bibliographic Entry (ABE) on an assigned scholarly article (15%): http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/behn-abe.html

#4: Portfolio of Close Analyses (30%): http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/455ca.html

#5: Restoration Project (30%): http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/455rp.html

Policies:

• Papers should be no longer or shorter than the length assigned and should be submitted on time.  Double space and use twelve-point type, in Times New Roman or CG Times (or 10 pt. in Veranda, etc.). 3 points are deducted from formal writing projects for every class day they are late. 
• To teach students to avoid plagiarism, lectures will also include instruction in MLA documentation of all work. This course engages in questions of authorship, including web authorship (http://chss.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/web.html) and e-books. Submitting work and words that are not your own will result in failing this course and disciplinary action by the Dean of Students. You can see my entire FAQ on plagiarism here: http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/citation.html
  
• Accommodations are always arranged for students with documented disabilities. Please call, email, or see the instructor personally, as well as Services for Students with Disabilities (Linda A. Smith in Morehead Hall 305, X5431).

This syllabus is subject to change. Please check announcements and online frequently: http://msuweb.montclair.edu/~nielsenw/14restor.html

Module # / Date	Class Activities	Homework
1. Wed. 5/28 at 10am	Go through the modules "Getting Started" and Module 1: Introductions (Students, Course, Instructor, the Restoration); Lecture on Course, Elements of Drama, & Renaissance through Restoration Drama; Cyber Cafe; watch Rover preview; Quiz on lecture and reading	Read "Restoration Drama in England;" Dryden, Preface to "Troilus and Cressida," p. 244-54 (part of "The Grounds of Criticism in Tragedy")
Unit I: The Restoration Era
2. F 5/30	Watch intro. to Aphra Behn; (first 5 min.);  Lecture & Discussion of The Rover, Acts I-III; Translation Exercise; Discussion Groups assigned	Read Behn, The Rover, Acts I-III (1-56); "Behn, Aphra;" & John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester, "A Ramble in St. James's Park"
3. T 6/3	End of The Rover & its Performances; Ex. of an ABE on The Rover; Close Analyses; Sign up for an Annotated Bibliographical Entry (ABE); Lecture Quiz; Student-led Discussion: Post Discussion ques. and posts by Mon. 6/2 at 10am so that students can respond by Tues. 6/3 at 10am	Read Behn, Acts IV-V; Bruckner, Coppola, & Rich, "Stage: 'the Rover,';" Write Close Analysis #1: Behn--post to your Group & as an Assignment
4. F 6/6	Read Heim, bio. of Wycherley (15 min.); Lecture and Discussion; Translations, Interpretations, and Passages due by Thurs. 6/5 at 10am so that students can reply by Fri. 6/6 at 10am; Watch first half of a BBC adaptation of The Country Wife	Read Wycherley, 1-46
5. T 6/10	End of Wycherley, The Country Wife: Due Mon. 6/10 at 10am so that students can comment: Annotated Bibliographic Entry (ABE) #1 (Burke, Marshall, Matalene, Neill, Weber, Webster) on Discussion and as an Assignment so that students can pose ques./comment or Close Analyses due on Discussion and as an Assignment; watch second half of a BBC adaptation of The Country Wife	Read rest of Wycherley, as well as Barnes, Devine, & Taubman; Write Close Analysis #2: Wycherley--post to your Group & as Assignment or ABE #1
6. F 6/13	Read “Thomas Otway" (15 min.); History of Productions; Discussion about lecture & Thomas Otway, Venice Preserved, Acts I-III; Discussion about Research Questions due Thurs. 6/12 at 10am so that students can respond by Fri. 6/13 at 10am.	Read Otway, Acts I-III (1-75), for Italian speakers: watch Venezia salvata (You Tube)
7. T 6/17	End of Otway, Venice Preserved; Due Mon. 6/16 at 10am: ABE #2 (Deporte, Finlay, Gruber, Hamilton, Heard, Leissner, Maus, Moore, Proffitt, Turner, Weidle) Discussion as well as an Assignment or Close Analysis #3: Otway; Cross-Group Discussion: Restoration Drama; Quiz	Read rest of Otway & Atkinson; Backscheider, Paula R. ‘Barry, Elizabeth, "Otway and Mrs. Barry," & Fisher, Mark; write Close Analysis #3: Otway and post to your Group & as Assignment or ABE #2
Unit II: The Eighteenth Century
8. F 6/20	Susannah Centlivre, A Bold Stroke for a Wife; ABE #3 (Bannet, Collins, Davis, Lemmings, Probert, Swenson, Vickery) or CA #4 due Thurs. 6/110 at 10am; Quiz; What Did Eighteenth-Century Men Want? (Amanda Vickery)	Read all of Centlivre, "The Law of Marriage;" The Spectator, and her bio.; Write Close Analysis #4: Centlivre and post to your Group & as Assignment or ABE #3
9. T 6/24	Discussion of George Lillo, The London Merchant & ABE #4 (Borkat, Brown, Fields, Flores, Freeman, Hynes, Ingrassia) or any late CA due Mon. 6/23 at 10am; Quiz; The Supersizers Go: Regency	Read all of Lillo, Gustfason, Gentleman's Magazine (Aug. 1731), & Steffensen; SABE #4 due; recommended: "The Ballad of George Barnwell" in  A Collection of Songs and Ballads Relative to the London Prentices and Trades: And to the Affairs of London Generally. During the Fourteenth, Fifteenth, and Sixteenth Centuries. Ed. Charles Mackay. London: Percy Society, 1841. 35-50. Print.
10. F 6/27	Discussion of Portfolios	Portfolio of Close Analyses due; submit a Project Proposal (your ideas for the Restoration Project);
11. M 6/30	Drafts of Restoration Projects due	Drafts of Restoration Project due
12. R 7/3	Restoration Project due

"About Susannah Centlivre." Folger Shakespeare Library <http://www.folger.edu/Content/Whats-On/Folger-Theatre/More-on-The-Gaming-Table/About-Susanna-Centlivre.cfm> Accessed 12 Apr. 2014. Web.

Atkinson, Brooks. "Theatre: Otway Tragedy." New York Times: 54. Dec 13 11055. ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.

Backscheider, Paula R. ‘Barry, Elizabeth (1656x8–1713)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/1557, accessed 28 March 2014]

Bannet, Eve Tavor. “The Marriage Act of 1753: ‘A Most Cruel Law for the Fair Sex.’” Eighteenth-Century Studies 30.3 (110107): 233–254. Print.

Barnes, Clive. "The Theater: Wycherley's Bawdy 'Country Wife'." New York Times: 56. Jun 13 11073. ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2014 .

"Behn, Aphra." Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. Ed. Edward I. Bleiberg, et al. Vol. 5: The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 448-4410. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.

Borkat, Roberta F.S. “The Evil of Goodness:  Sentimental Morality in The London Merchant.” Studies in Philology 76.3 (110710): 288–312. Print.

Brown, Laura. “The Defenseless Woman and the Development of English Tragedy.” Studies in English Literature, 1500-11000 22.3 (11082): 4210-43. CrossRef. Web. 11 May 2014.

Bruckner, D. J. R. "Duels, Revenge and Romance, Fresh from the 17th Century." New York Times: 1. Jun 18 2003. ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2014 .

Burke, Helen. "Wycherley's 'Tendentious Joke': The Discourse of Alterity in The Country Wife," The Eighteenth-Century Theory and Interpretation 210 (Fall 11088): 227-241. Print.

Butler, Douglas. "Plot and Politics in Susanna Centlivre's A Bold Stroke for a Wife." Curtain Calls: British and American Women and the Theater, 1660-1820. Eds. Mary AnneSchofield and Cecilia Macheski. Athens: Ohio UP, 110101. 357-370.

Carlson, Susan. "Cannibalizing and Carnivalizing: Reviving Aphra Behn's The Rover. " Theatre Journal 47 (110105): 517-5310. Print.

Collier, Jeremy. A Short View of the Immorality, and Profaneness of the English Stage together with the Sense of Antiquity on This Argument. N. p., 2014. Project Gutenberg. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.

Collins, Margo. “Centlivre v. Hardwicke: Susannah Centlivre’s Plays and the Marriage Act of 1753.” Comparative Drama 33.2 (1101010): 1710–1108. Print.

Congreve, William. "Amendments of Mr. Collier's False and Imperfect Citations." The Mourning Bride. The Way of the World. The Judgment of Paris. Semele. A Letter Concerning Humour in Comedy. A Vindication of His Plays against Mr. Collier. N. p., 1752. Print. 175-2210.

Coppola, Al, and Jessica Paiz. “The Rover.” Restoration & 18th Century Theatre Research 27.1 (2012): 107–101. Print.

Davis, Vivian. “Dramatizing the Sexual Contract: Congreve and Centlivre.” SEL Studies in English Literature 1500-11000 51.3 (2011): 5110–543. Project MUSE. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.

DePorte, Michael. "Otway and the Straits of Venice." Papers on Language & Literature 18.3 (11082): 245-57.

Devine, George. "Wychereley's 'Country Wife'." New York Times: 137. Nov 24 11057. ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.

Dryden, John. "Preface to Troilus and Cressida." The Works of John Dryden. Ed. Walter Scott. London: William Miller, 1808. 238-67. Web.

The Miscellaneous Writings of John Evelyn. London : H. Colburn, 1825. Internet Archive. Web. 13 Apr. 2014.

Fields, Polly Stevens. “George Lillo and the Victims of Economic Theory.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 32.2 (1101010): 77-88. Print.



Freeman, Lisa A. “Tragic Flaws: Genre and Ideology in Lillo’s London Merchant.” The South Atlantic Quarterly 108.3 (1101010): 5310–561. Print.

Gruber, Elizabeth. "Betray'd to Shame": Venice Preserved and the Paradox of She-Tragedy." Connotations 16.1-3 (2006/07): 158-71

Gustafson, Daniel. “Review of The London Merchant by the Storm Theatre and the Blackfriars Repertory Theatre.” Restoration & 18th Century Theatre Research 26.1/2 (2011): 73–76. Print.

Hamilton, Kate C. “The ‘Famous Mrs. Barry’: Elizabeth Barry and Restoration Celebrity.” Studies in Eighteenth Century Culture 42.1 (2013): 2101–320. Project MUSE. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.

Heard, Elisabeth J. “Preserving Venice? Teaching Otway in the 21st Century.” Restoration & 18th Century Theatre Research 22.1/2 (2007): 117–131. Print.

Heim, William J., and Genevieve Slomski. "William Wycherley." Critical Survey Of Drama, Second Revised Edition (2003): 1-7. Literary Reference Center. Web. 4 Apr. 2014.

Hynes, Peter. “Exchange and Excess in Lillo’s ‘London Merchant.’” University of Toronto Quarterly 72.3 (2003): 6710–6107. Print.

Ingrassia, Catherine. "Money and Sexuality in the Enlightenment: George Lillo's London Merchant." Historical Reflections 31.1 (Spring 2005): 103-115. Print.

Johnson, Ben. "Nell Gwyn." Historic UK. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.

Leissner, Debra. “Divided Nation, Divided Self: The Language of Capitalism and Madness in Otway’s Venice Preserv’d.” Studies in the Literary Imagination 32.2 (1101010): 110-31. Print.


Marshall, W. Gerald. “Wycherley’s ‘Great Stage of Fools’: Madness and Theatricality in The Country Wife.” Studies in English Literature 210.3 (110810): 4010. Print.

Matalene, H.w. “What Happens in The Country-Wife.” Studies in English Literature 22.3 (11082): 3105-411. Print.

Mazella, David. “‘Justly to Fall Unpitied and Abhorr’d’: Sensibility, Punishment, and Morality in Lillo’s The London Merchant.” ELH 68.4 (2001): 7105–830. Project MUSE. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.

Maus, Katharine Eisaman. “‘Playhouse Flesh and Blood’: Sexual Ideology and the Restoration Actress.” ELH 46.4 (110710): 5105–617. JSTOR. Web. 27 Mar. 2014.

May, Robert. The Accomplisht Cook. London: Blagrave, 1685.

Moore, John Robert. “Contemporary Satire in Otway’s Venice Preserved.” PMLA 43.1 (11028): 166–181. JSTOR. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.

Neill, Michael. "Heroic Heads and Humble Tails: Sex, Politics, and the Restoration Comic Rake." The Eighteenth Century 24.2 (11083): 115-310.

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Olivier, Sarah. “‘Banished His Country, Despised at Home’: Cavalier Politics, Banishment, and Rape in Aphra Behn’s The Rover.” Restoration & 18th Century Theatre Research 27.1 (2012): 55–74. Print.

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Pacheco, Anita. “Rape and the Female Subject in Aphra Behn's The Rover.” ELH 65.2 (110108): 323-345. Print.

Pfeiffer, Loring. “‘Some for This Faction Cry, Others for That’: Royalist Politics, Courtesanship, and Bawdry in Aphra Behn’s The Rover, Part II.” Restoration: Studies in English Literary Culture, 1660-1700 37.2 (2013): 3–110. Project MUSE. Web. 26 Mar. 2014.


Proffitt, Bessie. “Religious Symbolism in Otway’s Venice Preserv’d.” Papers on Language and Literature: A Journal for Scholars and Critics of Language and Literature 7 (11071): 26-37.

"Restoration Drama in England." Arts and Humanities Through the Eras. Ed. Edward I. Bleiberg, et al. Vol. 5: The Age of the Baroque and Enlightenment 1600-1800. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 425-431. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.

Rich, Frank. "Stage: 'the Rover,' Feminist Comedy from 1677." New York Times (11023-Current file): 1. Jul 27 11087. ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2014 .

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Taubman, Howard.  "Theater: Wycherley's 'Country Wife." New York Times: 58. Dec 10 11065. ProQuest. Web. 28 Mar. 2014.

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Turner, Dorothy. "Restoration Drama in the Public Sphere: Propaganda, the Playhouse, and Published Drama." Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Theatre Research 12.1 (110107): 18-310. Print.

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