British Romanticism-ENG 2480 Major Assignment #1

Critical Annotated Bibliography

You will research and find 2 scholarly sources that discuss aspects of the British Romantic period.

The major topics to choose from are:

• British Romanticism
• William Blake
• Lyrical Ballads
• Mary Wollstonecraft

Part 1: The Annotations

The scholarly sources must be from legitimate journals or well-established authors and should be from 2000 to 2017. Do not use and annotate any reviews. The sources must be argumentative-based essays. You will summarize what each author argues then compare and contrast their claims in a 1-2 paragraph response.

You will divide the annotations by source and place them in alphabetical order. Under each citation should be a 1-2 paragraph summary of the article. Discuss in brief, but specific, detail what each author argues and how the author supports the claims.

What a reader expects for an annotation:

• Clear, specific summary of the author(s)’s main thesis and minor arguments.
• Detailed presentation and summary of the evidence and examples provided by the author(s).
• Brief description of the author(s)’s concluding thoughts and overall purpose for the essay.

Part 2: The Analysis

In a separate paragraph at the end, you will compare and contrast their claims. The entire document should be 1 to 2 pages. (3 pages being the max). Follow the examples posted in Blackboard as your guides.

Questions to answer in the analysis section:

• What do both sets of authors reveal about the study of Romantic literature?
• What is significant about the similarities within the articles? What do the similarities show about how critics and authors approach the study of Romantic literature?
• What is significant about the differences between the articles? What do the differences reveal about how critics and authors approach the study of Romantic literature?

Recommendation: Use the online databases provided via our library rather than Google Scholar. The best databases to use for this assignment:

• JSTOR
• Academic Search Complete (Ebsco Host)
• Literature Online (Lion)
• Literature Resource Center
• Project Muse

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