17 October 2002
-- A postscript to today's class has been posted at NOTES, followed by Amanda's rapidly delivered class notes.
-- If you've been following the updates on this page, you'll know that I've been asking you to e-mail me at my faculty address: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu.  Please continue to do so.  Because the mail.com address has been so unreliable the past few weeks, I'll soon stop using  it altogether.
-- I sincerely appreciate the efforts many of you have made to schedule appointments with me at times that are mutually convenient (see SYLLABUS).  You can schedule an appointment via e-mail or by calling the office (921 5991).  Btw, though I'll be tied up most of Friday afternoon in meetings, I will be here this Sunday evening if you'd like to stop by with a draft.  (Let me know ahead of time if you're coming so that I can let you into the building.)  I'll continue to try to respond to your e-mailed drafts within 24 hours (but remember that I always take Saturdays off).
-- Reminder: tomorrow is the deadline for submitting a proposal for an original topic for Project #2.  See guidelines at #8 (Topic of Your Own) on the Project #2 page.  Note that all proposals must focus "on particular elements of--or characters in--any two of the major works considered over the past few weeks: King Lear, Ran, A Thousand Acres, and The Duchess of Malfi." 

16 October 2002
-- Katlin's notes for class on October 15 have been posted at NOTES.

14 October 2002
-- Notes for Oct. 3 - Oct. 8 have been moved to NOTES ARCHIVE 4.
-- A preview of class on Tuesday, October 15, has been posted at NOTES.

13 October 2002
-- Megan's notes for class on Tuesday, October 8, have been posted at NOTES.
-- Notes from Ale on A Thousand Acres have been posted below the Oct. 3rd preview at the bottom of the NOTES page.
-- My apologies if you've sent me a draft and I've not yet responded.   I'll be playing catch-up most of Monday.  When you do send me a draft, please continue to use my faculty address: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu (the mail.com address hasn't been very reliable).  

9 October 2002
-- As announced in class, I'll be out of town at a conference until this Sunday (Oct 13); at that time I'll catch up on e-mails and post any class notes that have been delivered.  In the meantime, in addition to preparing for upcoming classes (and re-reading Duchess of Malfi if you scored less than 8 on the quiz), put some serious thought into the various topics available for Project #2, and--of course--do some serious re-reading before you attempt a draft.

7 October 2002
-- ASSIGNMENTS for the rest of term have been posted.
-- The online SYLLABUS has been revised to reflect the elimination of one project and the class's adjustment to the grading scale.
-- Guidelines for Project #2 have been posted at the PROJECTS page.  (Hard copies are available in the box outside my office.

6/7 October 2002
-- I'm still working on topics for Project #2.  Sorry for the delay: adding The Duchess to this project (after we reduced the number of projects from four to three) has created a lot of fresh opportunities--and, of course, you will still have at least two weeks to complete the project from the time that I post it.   Please check back Monday night.  In the meantime, there's much else to keep you busy . . .
-- Our Observations on Pairs of Characters in A Thousand Acres have been posted at CLASS PRODUCTIONS.
-- Steve has kindly provided us with notes on tennis in the time of John Webster.  (Btw, Bosola's line also inspired the title and theme of Stephen Fry's recent novel, The Stars' Tennis Balls.)
-- Sara's notes for class on October 3 have been posted at NOTES.  Notes for Sep. 24 - Oct. 1 have been moved to NOTES ARCHIVE 3.
-- Readings (and the names of note-takers) for classes on October 8, 15, 17, and 22 have been posted at ASSIGNMENTS.   (Don't forget that for this Tuesday I've asked you to pick out two or three speeches from The Duchess: see ASSIGNMENTS, Oct. 8.)
-- Previews of classes on October 8 and on October 15 have been posted at NOTES.

1 October 2002
-- Emily's NOTES for class on September 26th have been posted.
-- Postscript to today's class appears at NOTES.

30 September 2002
-- A preview of this Thursday's class (Oct. 3), with a brief guide to reading (and re-reading) Webster's Duchess of Malfi, has been posted at NOTES.
-- Postscript on Project #1 has been added to the PROJECTS page.
-- For an exercise we'll be doing later in the term, a new set of links on "Bad Writing--and Worse Verse" has been added to the RESOURCES page.

29 September 2002
-- Some of "Jane Smiley's Observations on A Thousand Acres" have been posted.   Following class on Tuesday, some of your comments on Smiley's characters and themes will be added to this page. 
-- Again this weekend the university's computer network has crashed.  If problems are corrected in time, I'll update NOTES on Monday evening: a few follow-ups to Project #1 and some reading tips for The Duchess of Malfi.  In the meantime, if you're able to access the RESOURCES page, you may want to visit some of the sites on Webster and his play.

27 September 2002
-- A preview of next Tuesday's class (Oct. 1) has been posted at NOTES.
-- Study in Scandinavia (May 2003):  A two-week study trip to Denmark and neighboring countries, for undergraduate students in political science and economics (core credit
available): 3-6 credits.  Cost: $2,000 (price includes airfare, accommodations, breakfast, train fares, and museum admissions).  Contact: Dr. Skidmore-Hess (222 University Hall,
921-5674; skidmoda@mail.armstrong.edu ) by October 30, 2002.

26 September 2002
-- The university system's computer network has been erratic this week, at times making it impossible to access any AASU web sites, including this one.   Much cussing and monitor thumping all around--but the troubles (we've been told) should now be over.
-- Postscript to class on Sep. 24 has been posted at NOTES.  
-- ASSIGNMENTS for Oct. 8 and 10 have been posted.
-- NOTES for Sep. 5 - 19 have been moved to an archive.   Class notes from Rena, for Sep. 24, have been posted at NOTES.  Class notes from Amber (for Sep. 19) and from Juan (for Sep. 12) have been added to the postscripts for those dates in archive 2.   Guidelines for e-mailing notes to me appear below at Sep. 19 and Sep. 23; guidelines for taking notes still appear at the postscript for September 5.  Schedule for note-takers will continue to be posted on the ASSIGNMENTS page.
-- Over the weekend I'll be posting a few follow-ups to Project #1 (including a brief key to the grade sheet), some suggestions on taking advantage of the revised grading scale, and brief previews of our work next week.
-- Let me know if you'd like to borrow the video of A Thousand Acres or the DVD of Ran.

23 September 2002
--ASSIGNMENTS for Oct. 1 and 3 have been posted.
--As announced last week in class, your papers for Project #1 should be graded and back in the box outside my office by Wednesday afternoon.  If your paper isn't in the box on Wednesday afternoon, don't be alarmed: it will be there by late Wednesday night when I get back from Augusta.
--Note-keepers for each class should submit notes to me via e-mail (and copied to nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu ) within a week after the assigned class.  Note-taking assignments are posted on the ASSIGNMENTS page. 
--Brief previews of this week's classes have been posted at NOTES, along with a short postscript to class on September 19th.

19 September 2002
--Videocassette of Ran (VC0949) is available now from Media Services on the second floor of Lane Library.   After next Tuesday, you're welcome to borrow my copy of the DVD of Ran.
--Some trouble this evening getting into my e-mailbox: if you need to reach me (say, with notes to be posted), please copy message to my faculty address: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu
--A message from Gretchen Stewart:
WHO: Honors Program—supporting AASU Masquers
WHAT: bash, latterday plays (by: Neil La Bute)
WHEN: Friday, September 20th, 2002 (7:15 p.m.)
WHERE: Black Box Theatre (9 West Henry Street—from AASU, go up Abercorn, turn left on Anderson, park on backside of building—almost immediately after turn)
WHY: Examines themes of good and evil and ethics in contemporary life.
COST: FREE with AASU I.D.; we will go out for coffee & discussion afterwards (BYOC—Buy Your Own Coffee!).
RSVP for CARPOOL: Contact Gretchen Stewart (SunnyG_8@yahoo.com), or meet at Compass Point (University Hall Side) at 6:40
Questions: email either Jill Miller (millerji@mail.armstrong.edu) or Gretchen Stewart

17 September 2002
-- Reminder from Dr. Finlay: free lunch in the Honors classroom (Gamble Hall) from noon to 1:00 on Wednesday, September 18.   Guests will include representatives from selected study abroad programs.   You're all invited.
-- As noted on the PROJECTS page, " . . . the last possible day I'll be available to review and comment on drafts is MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16th."  Moral: try to get an earlier start next time.
-- Some of Our Observations on King Lear have been linked to the CLASS PRODUCTIONS page.
-- A brief postscript to today's class (along with an even briefer preview of this Thursday's class) has been posted at NOTES.

15 September 2002
-- Last Thursday's handout--Observations on Shakespeare's King Lear--has been posted.
-- Additional resources on The Duchess of Malfi (the work we'll be reading after A Thousand Acres) have been added to the RESOURCES page.

13 September 2002
-- The ASSIGNMENTS page has been revised with links to readings on Leir and Tate's Lear (due Tuesday, Sep. 17) and with links to readings on Ran (due Thursday, Sep. 19). 

12 September 2002
-- Sophia's NOTES on Tuesday's class (Sep. 10th) have been added as the postscript.  A brief postscript to today's class has also been posted at NOTES.
-- Previews of next week's classes will be posted over the weekend--as will some of today's  more thoughtful (and/or legible) reflections on themes and characters in King Lear. 
-- A few short online readings (including excerpts from King Leir and from Nahum Tate's happier King Lear) will also be posted to the course site over the weekend--to be read in time for next Tuesday's class.  (Of course, complete versions of these texts--Leir and Lear--are already linked at the King Lear section of our RESOURCES page. 
-- On drafts for PROJECT #1.  This evening I e-mailed responses to Juan, Emily, Katlin, Steve, Ale, and Sophia.  (If any of these e-mails failed to arrive, please contact me at my faculty address: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu .)    I'll next be checking e-mail on Friday afternoon.  Remember: if you'd like to make an appointment to review a draft together on Sunday evening (between 6:00 and 9:00), send me an e-mail no later than Saturday afternoon to set up a particular time.     

11 September 2002
--Philip Larkin's poem "The Explosion" (published in 1970).

10 September 2002
-- ASSIGNMENTS for the next two weeks have been posted.
-- Mark your calendars: Class will not be meeting on Thursday, October 10th (which happens to be midterm).
-- Additional links to interviews with and articles about Jane Smiley (A Thousand Acres) and Akira Kurosawa (Ran) have been added to the RESOURCES page (jump down to King Lear et al.).  

9 September 2002
-- The FORMAT GUIDE for Project #1 has been posted.  (A hard copy of the guide will be distributed in class on Tuesday and can be collected from the box outside my office.)
--  Bretlan's notes have been added to the postscript for class on 5 Sep. 2002 at NOTES.
--  Notes for Aug. 20 - Sep. 3 have been moved to the Archives.

8 September 2002
-- A preview of this Tuesday's class has been posted at NOTES.
-- PURELY OPTIONAL:  should you ever get the urge to vent like an Elizabethan, visit one of the following sites:
- Ye Olde Official Shakespeare Insult Kit
- Personalized Shakespearean Insults
- Send a Shakespearean Insult

5 September 2002
-- ASSIGNMENTS for next Tuesday (Sep. 10) and Thursday (Sep. 11) have been posted.
-- Generally, if you send me an e-mail (with a question or with a draft to examine), I should get back to you (often late at night) within 24 hours or so.  (Weekends are an exception: I usually wait till Sunday evening to catch up on e-mail from Friday and Saturday.)  If a day passes and you haven't heard back from me, try copying your original message and sending it to my faculty mailbox: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu.
-- First part of a postscript to today's class has been posted at NOTES; preview of next Tuesday's class will be added over the weekend.

4 September 2002
-- A short postscript to Tuesday's class has been posted at NOTES.
-- To Topic 4 of Project #1 (posted last night to the PROJECTS page), I've added this "cautionary note": a "script" is significantly  more than a transcript of the dialogue in a tale: I'm expecting you to rework the tale in some imaginative (and stage-worthy) fashion.  You will be evaluated on your creativity as well as on your technical expertise.
--  If you have any problems printing out Project #1 (on the PROJECTS page), you can pick up a hard copy from the box outside my office.  As always, though, continue to check the course web site frequently for additional tips and guidelines. 
--  If you happen to miss class the day a graded quiz or exercise is returned, you can always pick up your work from the box outside my office.
--  At the Folk Tales section of the RESOURCES page, I've added a link to an article titled "Wake Up, Sleeping Beauty" -- which might provoke some further thoughts (and perhaps a topic proposal for Project #1) about feminist readings of classical fairy tales. 

3 September 2002
-- Guidelines for Project #1 (due September 18) have been posted to the PROJECTS page.  Please review the guidelines before class on Thursday.
-- Links have been added to the Folk Tales and King Lear sections of the RESOURCES page.
-- If you'd like to see the King Lear video (your choice of two versions), meet me in my office (University Hall 297) a few minutes before 6:00 on Wednesday (Sep. 4).  We'll then go downstairs to view the play.
-- The NOTES page will be updated on Wednesday (Sep. 4). 

2 September 2002
-- A guide to reading the Brian Vickers' handout, "Shakespeare's Use of Rhetoric," has been posted.  (Please study this guide--along with the handout--in time for this Thursday's class.) At the bottom of the guide, you'll find a list of "Rhetorical Terms for Students in English 2100H."   You should already know about a third of these terms; you'll know at least another third by the time you've finished reading the handout and the guide; and, by the time we conclude our discussion of King Lear next week, you will be familiar with them all.
-- Guidelines for Project #1 will be posted Tuesday evening, September 3rd.  You will have two weeks to complete the project. 

30 August 2002
-- Please check recently posted ASSIGNMENTS and NOTES--and enjoy the holiday weekend.  
29 August 2002
-- A combined postscript to this afternoon's class and preview of next Tuesday's class (9/3) can be found at NOTES.
. 
-- Remember to check with Juan if you'd like to view a videotape of King Lear (the Ian Holm's version) over the weekend.  If there's interest (let me know by next Tuesday at the latest), we should be able to appropriate one of the big screens in University Hall to see the Olivier version on Wednesday evening.  Keeping in mind how various the productions are, how various the texts of Lear are, and how various the responses have been to all these productions and texts, the one way to be dead wrong about the play is to be dead certain we have any single line, scene, or character all figured out.  So be prepared to entertain (if not embrace) contrary views.

28 August 2002
-- Readings for next Tuesday, September 3 (the folk tales and fairy tales you turned in with commentaries this week) as well as the readings for next Thursday, September 5 (all of King Lear as well as an article on Shakespeare's rhetoric) have been posted at the ASSIGNMENTS page.
-- Your collected folk tales and fairy tales have also been posted to the CLASS PRODUCTIONS page.
--Two (absolutely free) campus events next week that should be of interest to many of you--and, naturally, they're both scheduled for the same day and time:
(1)  At 12:15 on Wednesday, Sep. 4, in room 1402 of the new Science Building, Honors student Jarrett Walsh will be describing his recent research trip to New Zealand and explaining how he has taken advantage of his opportunities at AASU.   FREE LUNCH for Honors students.
(2)  At 12:15 on Wednesday, Sep. 4, in the Fine Arts Auditorium, Dr. Carol Jamison will be delivering a lively talk on "King Arthur through the Ages."  (No free lunch on this one.)
--In the meantime, remember Nunsense, this weekend:

27 August 2002
--A combined postscript to this afternoon's class and preview of this Thursday's class (8/29) can be found at NOTES. 

26 August 2002
--Readings for this Thursday (8/29) have been posted on the ASSIGNMENTS page.  (You can pick up the handouts in class on Tuesday.)
--Final e-mail check: addresses received over the weekend from Alejandra (though my replies to you keep getting bounced back), Rebecca, James, Sara Beth, and Juan.  The class address book contains 15 names.

25 August 2002
--A postscript to last Thursday's class and a preview of this Tuesday's class have been posted at NOTES.
--A couple of new items have been added to the RESOURCES page.
--I'll next be checking e-mails and updating the web site this Monday evening.

23 August 2002
--E-mails from Emily, Matt, Amanda, and Rena have arrived safely since yesterday's class.  Thanks.
--I'll next be checking e-mails and updating the web site this Sunday evening.  In the meantime, please make sure that you've checked out the assignments due on Tuesday (Aug. 27).   In addition to bringing to class a (non-Grimm Brothers) folk tale, please remember to include that "concise paragraph in which you explain exactly what it is about the tale that intrigues, delights, and/or disturbs you."
--If anybody (particularly a communications major, I suppose) is job hunting, you might want to check out this invitation from Clear Channel Radio .   
--Enjoy your weekends.

22 August 2002
--More e-mail has poured in this morning--from Bretlan. 
--It's 12:24 a.m. on Thursday, and I've received e-mails from Amber, Sara, Megan, Katlin, Steve, & Tim.   Let's try not to mess up the first assignment.

20 August 2002
ASSIGNMENTS for this Thursday and next Tuesday have been posted, as well as NOTES on today's class.  Remember to send me an e-mail: I'll send replies on Wednesday evening.

19 August 2002
The course SYLLABUS is now online. 

English 2100H is taught by Dr. Richard Nordquist.
Armstrong Atlantic State University
University Hall 297D
11935 Abercorn Street
Savannah, Georgia 31419
912-921-5991
e-mail: nordqudi@mail.armstrong.edu           

 
20 October 2002

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