Reading List Until the Midterm Exam

Any stories listed here are fair game for exams and quizzes, whether or not they are covered in
class. All readings are either in Fiction, Acts of Worship (for Mishima), or are on reserve in the
library. Please make copies of reserve materials and bring to class for discussion.

W, September 2: Introduction to the Course
F, September 4 (follows a Monday schedule): Short fiction; distributed in-class

M, September 7: NO CLASS: LABOR DAY 
W, September 9: Potter, "The Tale of Peter Rabbit," on reserve in library
F, September 11: Chekhov, "An Upheaveal," 47

M, September 14: Hawthorne, "Young Goodman Brown," 20
W,  September 16: Hemingway, "A Clean, Well-Lighted Place," 104
F, September 18: Joyce, "Araby," on reserve in library

M, September 21: Lawrence, "The Rocking-Horse Winner," 75
W, September 23: Wright, "The Man Who Was Almost a Man," 124
F, September 25: Nabokov, "Signs and Symbols," on reserve in library

M, September 28: Chopin, "The Story of an Hour," 44
                              Faulkner, "A Rose for Emily," 96
W, September 30: Williams, "The Use of Force," on reserve in library
                 Schwartz, "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities," on reserve in library
F, October 2: Marquez, "A Very Old Man with Enormous Wings," 191

M, October 5: Mishima, read "Preface" and "Fountains in the Rain," 1
W, October 7: Mishima, "Raisin Bread," 13
F, October 9: Mishima, "Sword," 35

M, October 12: NO CLASS: MID-SEMESTER BREAK
W, October 14: Mishima, "Sea and Sunset," 93
F, October 16: Mishima, "Cigarette," 107

M, October 19: Mishima, "Martyrdom," 125
W, October 21: Mishima, "Act of Worship," 143
F, October 23: Mishima video

M, October 26: Review
W, October 28: Midterm

Dinesen is first up after the midterm.