Summer 2010 Required Reading

ENGLISH 2H:

In preparation for our first unit of study on the epic hero, you are required to read the epic, Beowulf, translated by Seamus Heaney and the novel, Grendel, written by John Gardner. It is suggested that you read Beowulf prior to reading Grendel. As you read, note how the author's use of point of view shapes each story. In September, you will receive an objective, as well as a written assessment, for both works.

	Beowulf--Seamus Heaney's new verse translation
	Grendel - John Gardner

In addtion, it is strongly suggested that you read a third literary work for enrichment. Please take ample notes as you read, as this work may become the primary source for the research paper you will complete in the spring semester. Please select from the following:

Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre
Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
Miguel de Cervantes, Don Quixote
Charles Dickens, A Tale of Two Cities
Thomas Hardy, Tess of the d'Urbervilles
Homer, The Iliad
George Bernard Shaw, Pygmalion
Robert Louis Stevenson, The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
H.G. Wells, The Time Machine
Oscar Wilde, The Importance of Being Earnest