Overview

Goals and rationales

Outcomes

1. Paper 
2. Notes 

Collaborative Paper

1. Critical Theory Paper 

Core Texts

1. Full Text: Frankenstein, The Modern Prometheus, by Mary Shelley
2. Full Text: The Metamorphosis, by Franz Kafka
3. Wikipedia: The Story of Prometheus 

Readings and Resources

• New York Times Frankenstein Unit and Resources
• The Norton Anthology of English Literature: Romantic Period 

Supplemental Readings and Resources 

1. Poem: "The Pulley," by George Herbert
2. Wikipedia: Frankenstein
3. Wikipedia: The Romantic Era 
4. Wikipedia: Natural Philosophy 
5. Lecture: The Romantic Era (Source: The History Guide)
6. Essay: The Ambiguous Heritage of Frankenstein, by George Levine
7. Book: The Endurance of Frankenstein: Essays on Mary Shelly's Novel, by George Levine  
8. Mary Wallstonecraft's The Rights of Woman--?  
9. Wikipedia: Who was Sophocles?  
10. Wikipedia: What is a Tragedy?
11. Encyclopedia: Aristotle on Tragedy (from Poetics)
12. Essay: Arthur Miller, "Tragedy and the Common Man" 
13. Obituatuaries: New York Times: Portraits of Grief (9/11) 
14. Wikipedia: Tragedy of the Commons
15. WIkipedia: Revenge Tragedy
16. Epigraph: "The Great Encounter" 
17. Research: Defining Wisdom: A University of Chicago Project 
18. "Letter from Birmingham Jail," Martin Luther King, Jr.

Film, Art, and Multimedia Resources

1. Painting: Pablo Picasso, "The Tragedy"
2. Sculpture: "Tragedy," (Artist Unknown)
3. Documentary: 9/11 (Pt.1)
4. Documentary: The Smartest Guys in the Room
5. Slideshow: The Titanic 
6. TED Talk: What can tragedy and philosophy teach us about success?
7. TED Talk: How much control we we have over our decisions?
8. TED Talk: What can economics tell us about our moral code? 

Quotations About Tragedy

1. Quotations: Tragedy 
2. Quotations: Tragedy (Our List)