Calendar
-Wilde, Oscar. Oscar Wilde: The Major Works. New York: Oxford UP, 2008. 09780199540761. (All assignments refer to Major Works unless indicated. You must purchase this edition.)
| W01/16 | Course Introduction, Biography, Early Poetry. View Brian Gilbert's Wilde Thursday or on reserve (due by Friday) |
| R01/17 | Showing of Brian Gilbert's Wilde, Peterson Hall Theatre, 8-10. |
| F01/18 | Selected Early Poetry (packet) |
| M01/21 | Selected Poetry: "The Sphinx" (in The Major Works) |
| W01/23 | "The Happy Prince" (1888) and "The Devoted Friend" (1888) |
| F01/25 | "Lord Arthur Saville's Crime" (1887/1991) |
| M01/28 | "The Decay of Lying" (1889/91) |
| W01/30 | The Picture of Dorian Gray (1890/91) Chapters 1-10 |
| F02/01 | The Picture of Dorian Gray Chapters 11-20 |
| M02/04 | The Picture of Dorian Gray |
| W02/06 | Lady Windermere's Fan (first performed1892; published 1893) |
| R02/07 | Showing of Lady Windermere's Fan, Peterson Hall Theatre, 8-10 |
| F02/08 | Lady Windermere's Fan |
| M02/11 | Salome (first performed 1896; published 1893/94) |
| W02/13 | Salome |
| F02/15 | An Ideal Husband (first performed 1895; published 1899) |
| S02/17 | Showing of An Ideal Husband, Peterson Hall Theatre, 3-5 |
| M02/18 | class cancelled--work on papers. |
| W02/20 | An Ideal Husband Essay due if writing about works from01/16-02/08) |
| F02/22 | The Importance of Being Earnest (first performed 1895; published 1899) |
| S02/24 | Showing of The Importance of Being Earnest, Peterson Hall Theatre, 3-5 |
| M02/25 | The Importance of Being Earnest |
| W02/27 | Theatrical Essays due for discussion |
| F03/01 | Excerpts from De Profundis (packet) |
| M03/04 | "Ballad of Reading Gaol" (1898) |
| W03/05 | Course Review. Essay due if writing about works from 02/11-03/04) |
| F03/07 | FINAL EXAM--take home portion distributed 3/5; parts 2 and 3 distributed in class. |