| 1 | Introduction to the course and course design | The books in the sources |
| 2 | The Restoration Period – Overview & Focus on John Dryden | The books in the sources |
| 3 | The Augustan Age – Overview & Focus on Alexander Pope and Jonathan Swift | The books in the sources |
| 4 | The Romantic Period – Overview | The books in the sources |
| 5 | The Romantic Period – Focus on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, William Wordsworth, and Jane Austen | The books in the sources |
| 6 | The Victorian Age – Overview | The books in the sources |
| 7 | The Victorian Age – Focus on Charles Dickens, Bronte sisters | The books in the sources |
| 8 | Midterm Exam | |
| 9 | The Modern Period – Overview & Focus on Virginia Woolf | The books in the sources |
| 10 | The Post-Modern Period – Overview & Focus on Ted Hughes | The books in the sources |
| 11 | Group presentations on selected authors from different periods | The books in the sources |
| 12 | Group presentations on selected authors from different periods | The books in the sources |
| 13 | Group presentations on selected authors from different periods | The books in the sources |
| 14 | Group presentations on selected authors from different periods | The books in the sources |
| 15 | Group presentations on selected authors from different periods | The books in the sources |