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ENGL 108X 001 Literature and Medicine

How can literature help us understand the body, illness, and healing? The course considers the perspectives of patients and medical practitioners across a range of works, including poetry, fiction, medical texts, and other nonfiction.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 200A 002, 081 English Literatures 1

An introduction to the diverse forms and voices of literature written in English from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century, focussing on key writers and works, including works by women and people of colour. Students will explore literary techniques, historical and cultural contexts, and the question of the canon.

 

Offered on campus and online

Fall 2023
ENGL 201 001 The Short Story

This course deals with the history and techniques of the short story, with emphasis upon works by such British, American, and Canadian writers as Henry James, James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence, Ernest Hemingway, and Alice Munro.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 208A 001 Forms of Fantasy

A study of fantasy literature, including some subgenres such as romances, fairy tales, fables, and gothic and horror fiction.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 208E 001 Women's Writing

This course explores a range of women's writing and the social and cultural contexts in which they made their voices heard.

 

Held with GSJ 208E

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 210H 001 Arts Writing

A study of the various forms, processes, and modes of publication of professional writing in the arts. The course will consider both free-lance writing and writing within institutional contexts. Practice in research, writing, and editing will be emphasized.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 213 001 Literature and the Law

A study of literary works that involve legal matters and/or have led to litigation on such grounds as obscenity, treason, heresy, libel, and plagiarism.

 

Held with LS 292

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 251 001 Literary Theory and Criticism

What exactly are we doing when we study literature? By examining a selection of critical methods and theoretical approaches, this course will enhance understanding of the many different emphases, values, and priorities critics bring to literature, and the many available perspectives on what constitutes literature's significance.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 305A 001 The Age of Beowulf

A study of the earliest English literature in translation. The heroic epic Beowulf will be studied in depth, along with a selection of Old English poetry and prose, such as lyrics, riddles, and historical and religious writing.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023
ENGL 309A 001 Rhetoric, Classical to Enlightenment

A study of rhetorical theories from antiquity through the Renaissance to the 18th century, with an emphasis on how these theories reflect changing attitudes towards language, society, and the self.

 

Offered on campus

Fall 2023