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Major Concentration English - Literature (36 credits)

Offered by: English     Degree: Bachelor of Arts and Science

Program Requirements

The Literature option provides a grounding in the basic texts and methods of the discipline as well as wide acquaintance with substantial areas of the field.

For the most up-to-date information on Department requirements and detailed course descriptions, please see the English Department Handbook at .

Required Courses (9 credits)

These courses should be taken in the first two terms of the program.

  • ENGL 202 Departmental Survey of English Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of English literature before 1750 for students registered in English programs.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A; Rousselle, Taylor; Barnes, Alex (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 200

  • ENGL 203 Departmental Survey of English Literature 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of English literature after 1750 for students registered in English programs.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Brubacher, William (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Prerequisite: ENGL 202 or permission of instructor.

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English programs only

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 201

  • ENGL 311 Poetics (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Discussion and application of basic critical tools for analysis of literature. Study of such features of poetry and prose fiction as prosody, diction, voice, tone, imagery, figurative language, point of view, narrative form, and character.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: MacLaren, Eli; Hickman, Miranda Brun; Ritchie, Jay (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major Concentration, Literature Option.

Complementary Courses (27 credits)

27 credits selected as described below.

Note on Topics Courses: The Department of English offers courses which change topic from academic year to academic year. Depending on the topic in a specific year, these courses may count toward different program requirements. At the time they register for a topics course, students should confirm with their program adviser the program requirement it fulfils for that academic year.

Canadian Literature

3 credits from a list of Canadian Literature courses:

  • ENGL 228 Canadian Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 1.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 229 Canadian Literature 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A chronological survey of Canadian literature, Part 2. A continuation of ENGL 228.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Lecker, Robert; Cook, Riley (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 327 Canadian Prose Fiction 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian prose fiction in English, from 19th century historical romance and realist fiction to the emergence of the modernist novel in the decades following the Second World War.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 328 Development of Canadian Poetry 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the 18th century to the end of the Second World War.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 333 Development of Canadian Poetry 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the end of the Second World War to the present.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 409 Studies in a Canadian Author (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Advanced study of a significant author in Canadian literature.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature

  • ENGL 410 Theme or Movement Canadian Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Advanced study of a significant theme or movement in Canadian Literature.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Cooke, Nathalie M (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature

  • ENGL 411 Studies in Canadian Fiction (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Advanced study of works of Canadian fiction.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Prerequisite: Permission of instructor, based on previous work in Canadian fiction

Theory or Criticism

3 credits from a list of courses on Theory or Criticism:

  • ENGL 317 Theory of English Studies 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Philosophical approaches.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Yachnin, Paul (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major and Honours Programs

  • ENGL 318 Theory of English Studies 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Socio-Historical approaches.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Hensley, David C (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major and Honours Programs

  • ENGL 319 Theory of English Studies 3 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Cultural theory now.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: So, Richard (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major and Honours Programs

  • ENGL 322 Theories of the Text (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A course focusing on textuality (as opposed to, say, intentionality and interpretation) and on how specific effects are made - how texts work and produce meaning, including rhetoric and form.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Hickman, Miranda Brun (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major and Honours Programs.

  • ENGL 346 Materiality and Sociology of Text (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Writing, printing, distribution, marketing, and placement within canon-making institutions; the influence of material forms of production and transmission on the creation and reception of literature, film, and theatre.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major and Honours Programs.

  • ENGL 352 Theories of Difference (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Introduction to a selection of theories that have influenced thinking about difference across the humanities and social sciences, including gender, sexuality, race, class and hierarchical structures, language, religion, ethnicity, and personal identity.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Restriction: Limited to students in English Major and Honours Programs.

Areas of English Literature

6 credits, 3 credits each from two of the following areas: Backgrounds of English Literature, Old English, Medieval, Renaissance:

Backgrounds of English Literature

  • ENGL 347 Great Writings of Europe 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of selected texts that significantly enhance understanding of English literature.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 348 Great Writings of Europe 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of selected texts that significantly enhance understanding of English literature.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Van Dussen, Michael (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of representative texts from Beowulf to the late Renaissance period in relation to their background in folk tradition. A focus on the origin and development of folklore motifs.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

Old English

  • ENGL 342 Introduction to Old English (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : An introduction to grammar and basic vocabulary in Old English.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Chan, Antje (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Restriction: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 351.

  • ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of representative texts from Beowulf to the late Renaissance period in relation to their background in folk tradition. A focus on the origin and development of folklore motifs.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 452 Studies in Old English (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of an aspect of Old English Literature which presupposes a grounding in the language.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Prerequisite: ENGL 351 or equivalent, or permission of the instructor

Medieval

  • ENGL 337 Theme or Genre in Medieval Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of a particular theme or genre of significance to the development of medieval literature.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of representative texts from Beowulf to the late Renaissance period in relation to their background in folk tradition. A focus on the origin and development of folklore motifs.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 356 Middle English (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of works in Middle English.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Van Dussen, Michael (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 357 Chaucer (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of Chaucer.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Chan, Antje (Fall)

    • Topics vary from year to year.

  • ENGL 456 Middle English (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of works in Middle English.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Van Dussen, Michael (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

Renaissance

  • ENGL 305 Renaissance English Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of major non-dramatic works of the earlier Renaissance in England.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Folkerth, Wes (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 307 Renaissance English Literature 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of major non-dramatic works of the later Renaissance in England.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 308 English Renaissance Drama 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : An overview of some major authors and issues in English Renaissance Drama.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Folkerth, Wes (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the major works of Shakespeare.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Folkerth, Wes (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of Milton.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 349 English Literature and Folklore 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of representative texts from Beowulf to the late Renaissance period in relation to their background in folk tradition. A focus on the origin and development of folklore motifs.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 400 Earlier English Renaissance (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of earlier English Renaissance works.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Borris, Kenneth H (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 401 Studies in the 17th Century (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 17th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of Shakespeare.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

Areas of English Literature

6 credits, 3 credits each from two of the following areas: Restoration, 18th Century, Romantic, Victorian, 19th Century American:

Restoration

  • ENGL 302 Restoration and 18th C. English Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the major writers of the late 17th and earlier 18th centuries.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

18 Century

  • ENGL 301 Earlier 18th Century Novel (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of the English novel to c. 1750.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Hensley, David C (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 302 Restoration and 18th C. English Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the major writers of the late 17th and earlier 18th centuries.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 304 Later Eighteenth Century Novel (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of later 18th century novels.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 403 Studies in the 18th Century (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 18th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

Romantic

  • ENGL 331 Literature Romantic Period 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of representative literature of the earlier Romantic period.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Mathes, Carmen (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 332 Literature Romantic Period 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of representative literature of the later Romantic period.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 405 Studies in 19th Century Literature 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 19th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

Victorian

  • ENGL 329 English Novel: 19th Century 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of representative novelists of the earlier 19th century.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Halevi-Wise, Yael (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 330 English Novel: 19th Century 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of representative novelists of the later 19th century.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 334 Victorian Poetry (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the major Victorian poets.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 404 Studies in 19th Century Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 19th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 405 Studies in 19th Century Literature 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 19th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

19th Century American

Areas of English Literature

3 credits from one of the following areas: Early 20th Century, Modernist, Post-modernist, Contemporary:

Early 20th Century

  • ENGL 361 Poetry of the 20th Century 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A critical survey of major British and North American poetry, c. 1890 - 1940.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 414 Studies in 20th Century Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

Modernist

  • ENGL 335 The 20th Century Novel 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : The Novel from the last years of the 19th century to World War II.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Hepburn, Allan (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 361 Poetry of the 20th Century 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A critical survey of major British and North American poetry, c. 1890 - 1940.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 414 Studies in 20th Century Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Intensive study of a writer important for Modernism, such as James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Hepburn, Allan (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

Post-modernist

  • ENGL 320 Postcolonial Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of postcolonial literature.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Banerjee, Moinak (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 443 Contemporary Women's Fiction (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of a theme or author in contemporary women's fiction.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

Contemporary

  • ENGL 295 21C and 20C Literature and Culture (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of literary and cultural productions from the contemporary period. Introduction to contemporary literature and culture, from the 20 Century and 21Century, as well as major schools of thought in how to approach them. Theoretical frameworks for visual and literary culture and, as appropriate, methodologies facilitated by digital humanities and increasing availability of digital creative editions.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • 1. This is a slot course, so topic will vary from year to year or vary be semester as appropriate.

  • ENGL 320 Postcolonial Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of postcolonial literature.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Banerjee, Moinak (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 333 Development of Canadian Poetry 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A survey of Canadian poetry in English from the end of the Second World War to the present.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Lecker, Robert (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 336 The 20th Century Novel 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 20th century novels.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Frank, Charlotte (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 407 The 20th Century (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 20th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 408 The 20th Century (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of 20th century works.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 419 Studies in 20th Century Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of works of literature of the 20th century.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Hickman, Miranda Brun (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 443 Contemporary Women's Fiction (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of a theme or author in contemporary women's fiction.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

Additional Literature

6 additional credits from ENGL offerings in Literature which includes all the courses specifically listed in the Literature categories above and the courses listed below. Any ENGL course not on these Literature lists, such as courses in Cultural Studies, may not count toward the Major Concentration in English - Literature.

  • ENGL 199 FYS: Form and Representation (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Introduction to major modes of literary and cultural representation in English, including poetry, drama, film, the novel, and other forms.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Gibian, Peter (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Restriction: Open only to newly admitted students in U0 or U1. Students may take only one First Year Seminar. Students who register for more than one will be removed from all but one of them.

    • Maximum enrolment: 25

    • Register for AFYR 101/102 and a foundation seminar OR a writing seminar (not both).

    • Available only to registered participants in the Bachelor of Arts Foundation Year Program Pilot (/arts-foundation-pilot/).

  • ENGL 204 English Literature and the Bible (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : This course will examine the literary dimensions of the Bible including structure, style, and meaning as well as its status as Sacred Book. The influence of the Bible-as-metatext on the secular literature of the West will be the focus of the discussion.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 237 Introduction to Study of a Literary Form (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : An introduction to literary study through a survey of a literary genre, mode, or form.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Mathes, Carmen (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 297 Special Topics of Literary Study (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Special topics of literary study. Topic varies by year.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • ENGL 343 Literature and Science 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of literature and science. Topic varies by year.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 345 Literature and Society (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : An examination of issues relating to literature and its social contexts, such as implications of gender, race, ethnicity.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Manshel, Alexander (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • ENGL 354 Sexuality and Representation (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Topics on representations of sexuality with reference to its cultural contexts.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Olibet, Ylenia (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

    • Priority will be given to English Major/Honours students in second year of program

  • ENGL 364 Creative Writing (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Advanced seminar on creative writing.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • Restriction: Permission of instructor required.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date topics of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Admission subject to application, with writing sample.

    • Topics vary from year to year.

  • ENGL 385 Topics in Literature and Film (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A topic in literature and film. Topics vary by year.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 394 Popular Literary Forms (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A popular literary author or genre, such as the romance novel, science fiction, the graphic novel, or cyberpunk.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Halevi-Wise, Yael (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • ENGL 421 African Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of African literature.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 424 Irish Literature (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of Irish literature. Topic varies by year.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 437 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of a specific literary form. Topic varies by year.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Yachnin, Paul (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 438 Studies in Literary Form (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Study of a specific literary form.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Banerjee, Sandeep (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 440 First Nations and Inuit Literature and Media (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : An introduction to Inuit and First Nations literature and media in Canada, including oral literature and the development of aboriginal television and film.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Restrictions: Not open to students who have taken ENGL 415 or ENGL 419 as "Native Canadian Literature" or as "Inuit Literature".

  • ENGL 447 Crosscurrents/English Literature and European Literature 1 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Comparative study of English and European literature. Topic varies by year.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 460 Studies in Literary Theory (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts)

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

  • ENGL 461 Studies in Literary Theory 2 (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts)

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Hensley, David C (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Prerequisite: Previous work in literary criticism or permission of the instructor

Major Author

3 credits on a Major Author must be included in the 27 complementary course credits.

  • ENGL 315 Shakespeare (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the major works of Shakespeare.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Folkerth, Wes (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 316 Milton (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of Milton.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Kilgour, Margaret A (Fall)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

  • ENGL 357 Chaucer (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of Chaucer.

    Terms: Fall 2024

    Instructors: Chan, Antje (Fall)

    • Topics vary from year to year.

  • ENGL 409 Studies in a Canadian Author (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Advanced study of a significant author in Canadian literature.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

    • Prerequisite: previous work in Canadian Literature

  • ENGL 416 Studies in Shakespeare (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of Shakespeare.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 417 A Major English Poet (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : A study of the works of a mahor English poet.

    Terms: This course is not scheduled for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    Instructors: There are no professors associated with this course for the 2024-2025 academic year.

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Winter

  • ENGL 418 A Major Modernist Writer (3 credits)

    Offered by: English (Faculty of Arts)

    Overview

    English (Arts) : Intensive study of a writer important for Modernism, such as James Joyce, T.S. Eliot, Ezra Pound, Gertrude Stein.

    Terms: Winter 2025

    Instructors: Hepburn, Allan (Winter)

    • For the most detailed and up-to-date descriptions of course and seminar offerings please see the Department of English website at .

    • Fall

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