Course Title The Rise of the Novel Instructor

Course Title: The Rise of the Novel Instructor: Mahmoud Al Akhras Lecturer of English Language and Literature Department of English King Faisal University 1 ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [1 ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﺍﻹﻟﻜﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Plan of the Lecture Course description Course objectives Course components Course content ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education 2 [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Course description ‘Modernity’ as a context is of prime importance, since the rise of the novel proper corresponds to the inauguration of the modern era. The course opens with a cultural background of England during the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, that serves as a layout for discussion of the prescribed texts. The course proceeds by groping for embedded concepts and ideas in relation to character portrayal and progression of events. An over-view of the narrative poetics and their particular employment to further enhance the meaning would be a completive step for a proposed contextual reading of the texts. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education 3 [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Course Objectives Students in this course should acquire the following objectives: • To recognize the surrounding social and cultural setting in the 18 th century that had influenced the rise of the English novel and know the main characteristics of that age. • To apply the acquired knowledge about the poetics of the novel on the selected novel and experience literary analysis. ( Robinson Crusoe) ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education 4 [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Course Objectives • To get familiar with the relevant terms and literary techniques that are used in the 18 th century. • To understand find out the impact of this kind of literature, novel, in relation to other forms of literature such as drama at that age. • To identify the status and importance of the 18 th century novels as pioneering novels. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education 5 [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Course components Week Topic Week One Historical and cultural background of England in the 18 th century Week Two The changes in the 18 th century Week Three The emergence of the novel, its definition and features Week Four Main Types of the novel Week Five Elements of the novel ( character and point of view) Week Six Elements of the novel ( theme and setting) Week Seven Daniel Defoe: the Father of English novel Week Eight Features of the 18 th century reflected in Robinson Crusoe Week Nine Robinson Crusoe and main elements of the novel: theme and character Week Ten Robinson Crusoe and main elements of the novel: point of view and setting Week Eleven Realism and humanity in Robinson Crusoe Week Twelve Analysis of Robinson Crusoe ( Part One) Week Thirteen Analysis of Robinson Crusoe ( Part two) Week Fourteen Analysis of Robinson Crusoe ( Part three) ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Course Content *Lectures ( power point presentations) * A critical study by Ian Watt about the rise of the novel. *A selected novel, Robinson Crusoe By Daniel Defoe. Note: All these will be available online within the course file. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

References and Other Learning Resources Main Textbook: -Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe. London, Penguin, 1719. Other Learning Resources: -Watt, Ian, The Rise of the Novel. London, Penguin, 1954. - Forster, E. M, Aspects of the Novel. Harcourt, 1927. -Lodge, David. The Art of Fiction. London, Penguin, 1992. -Furst, R. Lilian. ed. Realism. New York, Longman, 1992. ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Grading System of the Course Evaluation( distribution of marks): Assessment task Proportion of Final Assessment 1 Participation on B. B forum 10% 2 Attendance (live and recorded lectures) 10% 3 Assignments 10% 4 Final exam 70% 5 Total 100% ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University

Office Hours I will be available during these specified office hours through contacting my mobile phone. Office Hours Day Time Saturday 4 -5 pm Thursday 8 -9 pm Mobile phone number: E-mail: malakhras@kfu. edu. sa ﺑﻌﺪ ﻋﻦ ﻭﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻢ ﺍﻹﻛﺘﺮﻭﻧﻲ ﺍﻟﺘﻌﻠﻴﻢ ﻋﻤﺎﺩﺓ Deanship of E-Learning and Distance Education [ ] ﻓﻴﺼﻞ ﺍﻟﻤﻠﻚ ﺟﺎﻣﻌﺔ King Faisal University