Class Schedule: Week 3

Tuesday, September 16


Topic of Discussion:
The Spirit of the Age
Readings:
Matthew, pp. 1-17, 26-38
Matthew Arnold, "To Marguerite—Continued" (1852); "Stanzas from the Grande Chartreuse" (1867) [Blackboard]
Excerpts from John Stuart Mill, "The Spirit of the Age" (1831)
[Blackboard]
Alfred Tennyson, "Ulysses" (1842) [Blackboard]

UNIT II: EMPIRE

Thursday, September 18


Topic of Discussion:
Informal Empire and Free Trade
Readings:
Excerpts from Adam Smith, The Wealth of Nations (1776) [Blackboard]
Lord Palmerston, The "Civis Romanus Sum" Speech (1850) [Blackboard]

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