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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