Amazing class. Lendon is one of UVA's best lecturers, though he is decidedly not the easiest. Sadly, Belonick will no longer be TAing, so no more chances to have him. One of the best TAs I have had.

2 7-pg papers, a midterm, and final mean a lot of writing, and you have at least 200 pages of reading a week - usually a few bits scattered around various source material and then most of a novel on the subject. So it's a lot of work, but it's totally worth it - Lendon is easily the best lecturer I've had so far at this university, and the phalanx drill is a great opportunity - don't miss out on a legendary class because you're afraid of the work. Also, definitely fight to get Paul Belonick as your TA he is fantastic - he has great storytime/legal advice at the beginnings of discussion and he's not afraid to disagree with Lendon's theories

Lendon is an amazing lecturer, and the readings are quite interesting if you are interested in the subject matter, though can be heavy. By no means an easy class, but one of the best I have ever taken.

Don't let his animated, goofy lecture style fool you into thinking that this class is awesome. While Lendon delivers entertaining lectures, most of the readings assigned are heavy and dull.
Readings are an essential part of the course. You will get a low grade unless you read all the readings carefully and take good notes in every class.

Fantastic class, Lendon is definitely one of the most entertaining teachers, and possibly the greatest lecturer, at the school. Its a lot of work, but I fully recommend this guy for the lectures and the information you learn. If you don't have the time, at least audit it.