Texts:

F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise, The Beautiful and Damned
Ernest Hemingway, The Sun Also Rises, For Whom the Bell Tolls     

Scheduled Readings:

M, July 13: F. Scott Fitzgerald, This Side of Paradise
T 14: This Side of Paradise, Book One, Chapters I-II
W 15: This Side of Paradise, Book One, Chapters III-IV
Th 16: This Side of Paradise, Interlude, Book Two, Chapters I-II
F 17: This Side of Paradise, Book Two, Chapters III-V

M, July 20: This Side of Paradise, 489 Exam 
T 21: The Beautiful and Damned, Book One, Chapters I-II
W 22: The Beautiful and Damned, Book One, Chapter III
Th 23: The Beautiful and Damned, Book Two, Chapter I
F 24: The Beautiful and Damned, Book Two, Chapters II-III

M, July 27: The Beautiful and Damned, Book Three, Chapters I-II
T 28: The Beautiful and Damned, 489 Exam
W 29: An Ernest Hemingway short story
Th 30: The Sun Also Rises, Book I, Chapters I-VII
F 31: The Sun Also Rises, Book II, Chapters VIII-XIV

M, August 3: The Sun Also Rises, Book II, Chapters XV-XVIII, Book III, Chapter XIX
T 4: The Sun Also Rises, 489 Exam
W 5: An Ernest Hemingway short story
Th 6: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapters 1-8
F 7: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapters 9-12
 
M August 10: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapters 13-20
T 11: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapters 21-26
W 12: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapters 27-35
Th 13: For Whom the Bell Tolls, Chapters 36-43
F 14: For Whom the Bell Tolls, 489 Exam/ 589 Papers Due

Requirements

Attendance is necessary in summer courses, where every week equals three of the regular semester; deductions for missed classes or partial classes will be taken from final grade after any more than two full missed classes.

489 students have two writing requirements: 

• Two three page papers, one on each Fitzgerald novel;
• On the day of each of four exams, one question on the text covered with a response typed out--one page.

589 students have two requirements:

• An essay modeled after a ten page conference paper (I recommend a topic derived from the work of Ernest Hemingway to combine this with your presentation topic);
• Presentation, preferably with at least one other student, on an assigned topic--may be the same as the paper topic, with the presentation due early, paper on the final day of class.

 Topics: 

1. The writing of The Sun Also Rises, including the involvement of Fitzgerald in the editing and publication of the novel; 
2. The place and meaning of bullfights in The Sun Also Rises, including Hemingway's involvement in the Spanish bullfight; 
3. World War I and the lost generation; 
4. Causes and development of the Spanish Civil War, including Hemingway's engagement;
5. Presentation/discussion of a short story by Ernest Hemingway.