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OFFICERS OF INSTRUCTION
Professor Emeritus
Stollman, Samuel S.; Rabbi (Yeshiva), B.Sc. (Columbia), M.A., Ph.D.
(Wayne State)—1966.
University Professor
MacLeod, Alistair; B.A., B.Ed. (St. F. X.), M.A. (New Brunswick), Ph.D.
(Notre Dame), LL.D. (St. F.X.)—1969.
Professors
Ditsky, John M.; Ph.B., M.A. (Detroit), Ph.D. (New York)—1967.
MacKendrick, Louis King; B.A., M.A. (Western Ontario), Phil.M., Ph.D.
(Toronto)—1971.
Dilworth, Thomas R.; B.A., M.A., Ph.D. (Toronto)—1977.
Herendeen, Wyman H.; B.A., M.A. (Brown), Ph.D. (Toronto)—1984.
Associate Professors
Harder, Bernhard D.; B.A., M.A. (British Columbia), Ph.D. (North Carolina)—1970.
Atkinson, Colin B.; B.Eng. (McGill), B.A. (Sir George Williams), M.A.
(Columbia), Ph.D. (New York)—1971.
Quinsey, Katherine M.; B.A. (Trent), Ph.D. (London)—1989.
Straus, Barrie Ruth; B.A. (Oregon), M.A., Ph.D. (Iowa)—1990.
Matheson, C. Suzanne; B.A. (McGill), M.A. (Toronto), D. Phil. (Oxford)—1991.
Campbell, Wanda R.; B.A. (New Brunswick), M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Western
Ontario)—1991.
Assistant Professors
Bebout, Linda J.; B.A. (Central), M.Sc. (San Francisco State), Ph.D.
(Cornell)—1977.
Bucknell, Bradley W. H.; B.A., M.A. (Alberta), Ph.D. (Toronto)—1993.
Sessional Lecturer
Hurwitz, Anita; B.A., M.A. (Windsor)—1993.
Adjunct Professor
Ducharme, Edward W.; B.A., M.A. (Windsor), Ph.D. (Michigan), LL.B.
(Windsor)—1969.
Research Associate
Cassano, Colleen G.; B.A., M.A. (Windsor)—1985.
Resident Writing Professional —1997
Marty Gervais
Writer in Residence
The staff in English usually includes a writer in residence. Writers
in residence have included Morley Callaghan, Tom Wayman, W.O. Mitchell,
Adele Wiseman, Peter Robinson, Judith Fitzgerald and Daniel David Moses
(1994-5).
3.6.1 PROGRAM REGULATIONS
1) For admission to courses numbered 200 or above, English majors are
required to have taken two of the following first-year English courses:
26-110, 26-111, and 26-120. For majors pursuing an honours program in English,
all three of 26-110, 26-111, and 26-120 must be completed by the end of
the second year. Students minoring in English require two 100-level English
courses, one of which must be a literature course, to proceed to upper-level
courses in English. Non-majors wishing to enter an upper-level English
course require two 100-level courses, one of which must be a literature
course, or consent of the instructor.
2) No more than four 100-level English courses may be credited towards
a degree in English.
3.6.2 PROGRAMS OF STUDY
Areas of Study
Minor, general, and combined honours programs are available in English
Language and Literature. An honours degree program is available in English
Literature and Creative Writing.
THE 100-SERIES
Courses in the 100-Series are designed as introductory courses for
first-year students. They are divided under the following headings: Writing
Courses (26-100 through 26-105, and 26-120), Core Literature Courses (26-110
and 26-111), and Other Courses in Language and Literature (26-122 through
26-140.) Because of extensive reading or writing assignments, students
are advised to take one, or at the most two 100-Series courses in a term.
ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE
COURSES—THE CATEGORIES
Category Courses are numbered in the 200s and 300s. The middle digit
of the course number indicates the category to which it belongs (eg. 26-234
belongs to Category 3). Category Courses are more advanced than courses
in the 100-Series, and the 300-level Category courses tend to be more demanding
than 200-level courses. 400-level courses take the form of Honours Seminars
and Studies Courses, and are described below (see "Honours Courses"). Detailed
descriptions of Studies Courses are available in the publication, Graduate
Studies in English. Detailed descriptions of Honours Seminars are available
annually.
There are ten categories, which provide a guide to the course structure
by designating period, national literature and approach to the study of
literature, language and writing.
Category 0—Special Topics: 26-203, 26-204, 26-205, 26-206, 26-301,
26-304, 26-305, 26-308, 26-309.
Category 1—Old English and Medieval Literature: 26-214, 26-311,
26-312, 26-314.
Category 2—Renaissance Literature: 26-223, 26-224, 26-322, 26-326,
26-327, 26-328.
Category 3—Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature: 26-233,
26-234, 26-235, 26-338.
Category 4—Nineteenth-Century Literature: 26-243, 26-244, 26-246,
26-247, 26-348.
Category 5—Twentieth-Century Literature: 26-251, 26-252, 26-254,
26-354, 26-355.
Category 6—Canadian Literature: 26-263, 26-264, 26-266, 26-267,
26-361.
Category 7—American Literature: 26-274, 26-275, 26-276, 26-278,
26-279, 26-371.
Category 8—Critical Theory and Practice: 26-212, 26-283, 26-284,
26-285, 26-286, 26-387.
Category 9—Language and Linguistics: 26-291, 26-292, 26-293,
26-298, 26-395, 26-396.
Students in all degree programs in English are required to choose courses
from a variety of Categories to ensure that they study a wide range of
literary periods and critical approaches to language and literature. The
number and spread of the Categories specified by these programs allow students
great freedom and flexibility. To make the most of this freedom and to
avoid unwise choices, students should consult advisors before beginning
any program of courses.
HONOURS COURSES
In addition to the other requirements outlined for their programs,
honours students must take two courses at the 400 level. 400-level courses
consist of Honours Seminars (26-411 to 26-424) and of Studies Courses (26-426
to 26-499).
Studies Courses and Honours Seminars are designed for students in the
final stages of an honours program. They may have fewer scheduled meetings
than other undergraduate courses, with more opportunity for independent
study. They require both individual research and class participation.
The Honours Seminar is an advanced undergraduate course designed primarily
for fourth-year English students. The seminars have specialized subjects
requiring developed literary methodology, critical theory, and research
techniques. Enrolment is limited to twenty-five students. Subjects vary
from term to term; details of the year's offerings are available annually.
Two Honours Seminars are offered each term, and it is expected that all
the Categories will be covered over a three-year period.
The Studies course requires the student to complete successfully, working
at the appropriate honours level, one of the seminars described in the
publication, Graduate Studies in English. A limited number of places may
be available in each graduate seminar for honours students.
For all 400-level courses, the appropriate 200- or 300-level prerequisite(s)
must be satisfied.
In exceptional circumstances, a Directed Reading course (26-401 to 26-410)
may replace one of the above courses. Students must submit a written request
to the instructor and program advisor before any formal approval can be
granted.
Preparation for the M.A. in English
Students intending to proceed to the M.A. should discuss their plans
with a program advisor. The booklet, Graduate Studies in English, contains
more information about graduate programs and requirements.
Courses and Programs in Creative Writing
A full spectrum of courses and programs in Creative Writing are offered.
All of the courses emphasize workshop participation and individual writing
conferences. Altogether, the individual courses constitute a complete program,
beginning with 26-104 and/or 26-105, and continuing with 26-203, 26-304,
26-305, 26-498 and 26-499. Since 26-203, 26-498 and 26-499 are all two-term
courses, the program provides for continuous involvement from the first
year through the fourth year, leading to an Honours B.A. in English Literature
and Creative Writing. Students who go on to graduate study can continue
in the M.A. program in English and Creative Writing, which focuses on a
seminar at the 500-level.
Creative Writing courses are open to English majors and non-majors alike,
and to part-time students. They are not available on an Audit basis. Students
may enter the program at any point consistent with the development of their
talent and experience, or they may elect any of the Creative Writing courses
independently. Admission to all courses (with the exception of 26-104)
requires approval based on the submission of a sample of the student's
creative work.
The deadline for submissions for all Creative Writing courses is one
month before the date of the first scheduled class.
Minor in English Language and Literature
Required: a minimum of six English courses, including two from
the 100-Series, one of which must be a literature course; plus two courses
from Categories 1 through 4; and two courses from Categories 5 through
10.
Requirements for Majors in English
Students intending to major in an English degree program are encouraged
to take in first year at least two of 26-110, 26-111 and 26-120. In order
to proceed to courses at the 200 level, students must have completed two
of the above courses, and all three must be completed by the end of the
second year of an honours degree program in English. (Modifications may
be made in the case of General English Language and Literature and Honours
English and Creative Writing; see below.) Prospective majors who want to
develop their writing and analytic skills are advised to take 26-120, Writing
about Literature.
General English Language and Literature
Total courses: thirty.
Major requirements: ten courses, including two of 26-110, 26-111,
and 26-120, and at least one from each of six different Categories.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Language courses in the same language or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or
Science.
Other requirements:
(a) eight other courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or Science,
excluding English;
(b) six more courses from any area of study, including English.
Honours English Language and Literature
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements: twenty courses, including 26-110, 26-111,
and 26-120 (to be completed by the end of the second year); plus six courses
distributed as evenly as possible among Categories 1 through 4; plus six
courses distributed among the other six Categories; plus two 400-level
courses; and three additional English courses.
Recommended: 26-309 (Scholarship and Bibliography).
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses
including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Language courses in the same language or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or
Science.
Other requirements:
(a) four other courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or Science,
including English;
(b) four more courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or Science,
excluding English;
(c) six other courses from any area of study, excluding English.
Honours English Literature and Creative Writing
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements: twenty courses, including 26-110, 26-111,
and 26-120 (to be completed by the end of the second year); plus six courses
distributed as evenly as possible among Categories 1 through 4; plus five
courses distributed among the other categories; plus 26-203 (a 6.0 credit
course) and 26-498 (a 6.0 credit course); and at least two of 26-104, 26-105,
26-304, and 26-305.
With the permission of a program advisor in English, students may substitute
26-105 for 26-120.
Only one two-term Creative Writing course may be taken in a single year.
In exceptional circumstances advanced standing may be granted (see 2.5.4).
Students majoring in Creative Writing should seek academic advising from
a member of the Creative Writing faculty.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Language courses in the same language or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or
Science.
Other requirements:
(a) four other courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or Science,
including English;
(b) four more courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or Science,
excluding English;
(c) six other courses from any area of study, excluding English.
Combined Honours Programs
Total courses: forty.
Major requirements—English: seventeen courses, including 26-110,
26-111, and 26-120 (to be taken by the end of the second year); plus six
courses distributed as evenly as possible among Categories 1 through 4;
plus five courses distributed among the other Categories; plus two 400-level
courses; and one additional English course.
Recommended: 26-309 (Scholarship and Bibliography).
Major requirements—Other Subject: as prescribed by that area
of study.
Option requirements (see 2.5.14 for subject areas): six courses
including
(a) two Social Science courses;
(b) two Language courses in the same language or two Science courses;
(c) two additional courses from Arts, Languages, Social Science or
Science.
Other requirements: additional options (if required) to a total
of forty.
3.6.3 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Not all courses listed will necessarily be offered each year. All courses
listed are three hours a week (3.00 credit hours) unless otherwise indicated.
Students intending to take advanced courses in English are reminded
of the program regulations (see 3.6.2).
EXPOSITORY WRITING AND CREATIVE WRITING COURSES
Enrolment in these courses is limited, and they are not available on
an Audit basis. Only one of 26-100, 26-101, and 26-103 may be taken for
credit.
26-100. Expository Writing
Fundamentals of effective expository writing, including types of exposition,
planning, logical development, organization, format and style. Through
practice in writing, the course allows students to improve their expression
so that they can write more correctly, clearly, and forcefully at the university
level. Because of the large number of written assignments to be corrected
and the need for individual instruction, enrolment in 26-100 is limited.
26-101. Expository Writing and Word-Processing
Fundamentals of effective expository writing, with basic instruction
in the use of the microcomputer for word-processing. Because essays for
this course are written with the aid of computers, students should have
some proficiency in typing. In other respects this course is equivalent
to 26-100.
26-103. Writing English for Speakers
Instruction in writing English in the style and form appropriate for
Canadian university-level courses, with special emphasis on the grammatical
problems of students whose first language is not English.
26-104. Refiner's Fire: Creative Process and Production
An introduction to the creative process, exploring ways creative writers
transform raw material into text, trends in creative writing, and statements
of artistic motivation. Students will consider technique, inspiration,
influence, revision, and process through lecture discussion, reading, writing
and workshop participation. (This is not a course in Expository Writing.)
26-105. Creative Writing: Exploring the Genres
Creative writers will explore the various genres and forms available
to them through traditional and contemporary examples. Students will be
asked to write in several forms (e.g., sonnet, scene, story). An introduction
to the Honours B.A. in English and Creative Writing, this course may combine
lecture, workshop participation, and interdisciplinary presentations. Portfolio
approval is required for admission. (This is not a course in Expository
Writing.)
CORE LITERATURE COURSES
These courses are designed to prepare prospective majors in English
for advanced courses in literature.
26-110. Survey of English Literary Traditions: Beginning to 1760
Provides the student with an historical overview and critical study
of selected works of English literature from its beginnings, through the
medieval and Renaissance periods, to the early eighteenth century. A combination
of historical knowledge and contemporary critical perspectives will provide
necessary tools for the study of English literature in upper-level courses.
26-111. Survey of English Literary Traditions: 1760 to the Present
Provides the student with an historical overview and critical study
of selected works of English literature from the Romantic period, through
the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, to the present day. Selections
may include non-British literature in English. A combination of historical
knowledge and contemporary critical perspectives will provide necessary
tools for the study of English literature in upper-level courses.
26-120. Writing about Literature
Provides the student with the basic tools for analyzing and writing
about works of literature. Students will be trained in practical criticism
of the major genres of literature (poetry, drama, and narrative) and will
be expected to write a number of critical essays. (Not available on an
Audit basis.) (Limited enrolment.)
OTHER COURSES IN LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
26-122. Drama of the Western World: The Tragic Vision
An introduction to drama, presented from a theatrical as well as a
literary point of view and based on analyses of selected tragedies and
other related plays, from Greek and Roman times to the present.
26-123. Drama of the Western World: The Comic Vision
An introduction to drama, presented from a theatrical as well as a
literary point of view and based on analyses of selected comedies or other
plays in which the comic vision is represented, from Greek and Roman times
to the present.
26-124. The English Language
An introduction to topics related to the study of language, such as
the relationship of language to the society which uses it, how language
varies from one region to another, the historical background of English,
the language of English prose and poetry, how children learn language and
how researchers study language. (This course is recommended for advanced
study in language and linguistics.)
26-128. Images of Women in Literature
An exploration of the ways in which the nature and roles of women have
been constructed in literature of various periods and types. Includes works
(by both men and women) which reflect the actuality of women's lives as
well as those which represent women as symbolic types.
26-140. Topics in Literature
Course topic varies from one section to another; students should consult
a program advisor for details of offerings in a given year. Topics may
include The Canadian Heritage, The American Heritage, Canadian Aboriginal
Literature and Culture, the Bible as Literature, Literature and Social
Issues, and The Myth of Icarus.
ADVANCED UNDERGRADUATE COURSES
26-203. Workshop in Creative Writing
Intensive workshop practice in selected genres. Successful completion
of 26-104 or 26-105 or evidence of some previous formal creative writing
experience (e.g., the equivalent of 26-104 or 26-105 elsewhere, community
workshop, summer workshop) will ordinarily be expected. Permission to register
will depend on staff evaluation of submitted writing. (Not available on
an Audit basis.) (2 lecture hours a week; individual writing conferences
at irregular intervals may be required.) (A 6.00 credit hour course.)
26-204. Contemporary Aboriginal Literature
Survey of literature by Aboriginal authors from countries such as Canada,
the United States, New Zealand, and Australia. Authors who might be studied
include Thomas King, Leslie Marmon Silko, Keri Hulme, and Mudrooroo Narogin.(May
be taught in conjunction with 40-361.)
26-205. Children's Literature
Literature written for and read by children, including a survey of
the historical and literary development of this genre. Students will analyze
and assess both acknowledged classics of children's literature and contemporary
works. Particular topics may include myth, archetypes, symbols, folk materials,
fantasy, fable, and the relation of children's literature to that written
for adults.
26-206. Comparative Literature
A comparative study of works of English and other literatures, chosen
for their formal, thematic, or historical interrelationships. All texts
will be read in English. Topics may vary from year to year but will be
announced in advance. (May be taken more than once for credit if the topics
are different.)
26-212. The Critical Process
An interdisciplinary introduction to the critical process through an
exploration of the lives and works of selected women and men who have been
outstanding critics in such areas as literature, performance arts, visual
arts, and philosophical discourse. Open to students from any faculty in
the University.
26-214. Medieval Vision and Romance
An introduction to representative literature of the medieval genres
of dream vision and romance. The course will focus on fourteenth-century
Middle English poetry such as Chaucer's Troilus and Criseyde, Sir Gawain
and the Green Knight, Pearl, Langland's Piers Plowman, and Gower's Confessio
Amantis. Works will be read in normalized Middle English. The selections
for close study may vary, and some attention may be given to continental
works in the same genres.
26-223. Non-Dramatic Literature of the Renaissance to 1603
Study of the culture and major literary achievements of the English
Renaissance up to the death of Elizabeth I. Among the writers to be studied
are Thomas More, Philip Sidney and Edmund Spenser.
26-224. Non-Dramatic Literature of the Renaissance, 1603-1660
Study of the culture and literature of the later Renaissance, from
the death of Elizabeth I through the Restoration. Among writers to be studied
are John Donne and the Metaphysical Poets, Francis Bacon, Ben Jonson, and
John Milton.
26-233. Literature of the Restoration and Early Eighteenth Century
(1660–1727)
Representative works in poetry, prose, and drama to be studied in the
context of the radically shifting framework of political, social, and intellectual
life in the period. Authors include Dryden, Swift, Wycherley, Pope, and
early women writers such as Astell and Behn.
26-234. Literature of the Eighteenth Century (1727–1790)
Representative works of the period encompassing the transition from
the Restoration world-view to the Romantic. Focuses on the poetry of Pope,
Thomson, Collins, Gray and others; novels by Sterne and Smollett; and a
variety of prose forms by Samuel Johnson, Mary Wollstonecraft, and others.
26-235. Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Drama
A study of English plays and theatre 1660-1800, through a variety of
modes and playwrights. Writers to be studied include, among others, Wycherley,
Etherege, Behn, Dryden, Congreve, Steele, Lillo, Goldsmith, and Sheridan.
26-243. Early Romanticism
Origins of Romanticism in eighteenth-century England and in the period
following the turn of the century. Both poetry and prose will be considered,
with the main emphasis on writers such as Walpole, Radcliffe, Burns, Blake,
Wollstonecraft, Wordsworth, and Coleridge.
26-244. Later Romanticism
Romanticism as a vital and continuing force throughout early nineteenth-century
England. Both poetry and prose will be considered, with the main emphasis
on writers such as Scott, Lamb, Byron, Shelley, and Keats.
26-246. The Early Victorians
Responses to industrialism, urbanization, social reform, and late Romantic
ideas, in such writers as Dickens, Tennyson, Carlyle, and Browning.
26-247. The Later Victorians
Responses to changing attitudes and values in art and society from
mid-century to the death of Victoria, as seen in such writers as Arnold,
Pater, Hardy, and Wilde.
26-251. Modern British Literature
Writing from the beginning of the Edwardian Period to the end of the
1940s. Writers may include such figures as Pound, Lewis, Woolf, Conrad,
Owen, Lawrence, H.D. Auden, Isherwood, and Eliot.
26-252. Contemporary British Literature
Major figures and literary trends from the end of the 1940s to the
present. Writers may include such figures as Orwell, Lessing, Larkin, Greene,
Spark, Adcock, Drabble, Winterson, Harrison, Rushdie,and Thomas.
26-254. Drama of the Twentieth Century
Drama from the realism and naturalism at the end of the nineteenth
century through to the appearance of non-realistic forms, such as expressionism
and absurdism, which mark the later twentieth century. Includes such writers
as Ibsen, Chekov, Strindberg, Shaw, Beckett, Ionesco, and Pinter. All works
will be read in English.
26-263. Roots of Canadian Poetry
The narrative and lyric traditions in early Canadian poetry, from the
beginnings through the Confederation group, including such writers as Crawford,
Roberts, and Lampman.
26-264. Canadian Fiction and the New Nation
The development of Canadian fiction from the beginnings up to the early
modern period. Includes such writers as Haliburton, Richardson, Duncan,
and Leacock.
26-266. The Development of Modern and Contemporary Canadian Poetry
Canadian poetry from the beginnings of modernism to the present, including
such poets as Birney, Layton, Purdy, Atwood, and Ondaatje.
26-267. Modern and Contemporary Canadian Fiction
Aspects of the Canadian novel and short story after World War I, including
such writers as Ross, Richler, Laurence, Munro, and Findley.
26-274. American Literature from the Puritans to the Romantics
The beginnings of an American literary identity, from the earliest
Colonial writings through the period of the Revolutionary War and into
the first century of the new nation's existence. Religious, philosophical,
political, and historical writings of the era will be considered in terms
of how they contributed to the emergence of a distinctly American literature.
Includes such writers as Franklin, Jefferson, Irving, Poe, and Cooper.
26-275. The American Renaissance
The first great period of American literary expression, and its philosophical
movement, transcendentalism. The course will study the ways in which the
new culture attempted to come to terms with the critical problems of the
mid-nineteenth century, including slavery and the Civil War. Includes such
writers as Hawthorne, Emerson, Thoreau, Melville, and Whitman.
26-276. Realists and Naturalists in the American Tradition
Innovations in literary style and subject matter during the period
between the Civil War and World War I. Local-colour writing and a more
critical perspective on the American experience will be considered. Includes
such writers as Dickinson, Mark Twain, Henry and William James, Crane,
Adams, Dreiser, Howells, and Norris.
26-278. The American Moderns
American writing in the period between the World Wars, including both
the expatriates writing in Europe and the critics of domestic American
society. The new styles in poetry, drama, and fiction will be considered
in the context of contemporary events. Includes such writers as Frost,
Fitzgerald, Cather, Hemingway, Faulkner, Pound, Steinbeck, Eliot, cummings,
and W.C. Williams.
26-279. The Literature of Contemporary America
Post-modern and postwar developments in American literary expression
against the backdrop of contemporary moral, political, and artistic upheavals.
The course will consider the literary responses to the testing of American
values by the often chaotic circumstances of the second half of the twentieth
century. Includes such writers as Mailer, Miller, Tennessee Williams, Bellow,
Updike, Oates, Lowell, Plath, O'Connor, and Ammons.
26-283. Introduction to Critical Theory
Interrogation of such fundamental issues in the study of literature
as: what is literature? what is a text? what are the roles of readers?
of authors? to what uses is literature put? Emphasis is on the understanding
of critical concepts and on seeing how such issues affect our reading of
specific texts.
26-284. Forms of Criticism
Interrogation of selected forms of criticism and their theoretical
assumptions. Focus will vary, but may include one or more of such schools
of thought as the Frankfurt school, the Chicago school, phenomenology,
structuralism, rhetoric, literary history, reader-response, psychoanalysis,
deconstruction(s), feminisms, Marxism, new historicism, gender studies,
materialist criticisms, ethnic, and postcolonialism.
26-285. History of Literary Criticism: The Ancients to the Romantics
Major works, movements, and ideas in literary criticism from Plato
and Aristotle through Dryden and Addison, Johnson and Young to Wordsworth
and Coleridge.
26-286. History of Literary Criticism: Mid-Victorians to
Post-World War II
Major works, movements, and ideas in literary criticism from Arnold
and Pater through Santayana, Eliot and Richards to Ransom, Tate, and Brooks.
26-291. History of the English Language
The origins of English and its various forms through the Early Modern
English period (i.e., through Shakespeare's time).
26-292. Language Variation
How languages differ and change in time and space: dialects, stylistic
differences, mechanisms of language change and variation.
26-293. Modern English and Linguistics
An introduction to the field of linguistics (the study of languages
as systems) with particular emphasis on the English language.
26-298. Applied English
A practical and theoretical introduction for English speakers to the
characteristics of the English language from the viewpoint of TESL (Teaching
English as a Second Language).
26-301. Women and Texts
An advanced exploration of how the concept of woman is constructed
by women and men both in the writing and the reading of texts from a variety
of periods. Some consideration of cultural contexts and notions of sexuality
will be included as relevant.
26-304. Topics in Creative Writing
An advanced workshop focussing in a given term on an area of the literary
arts. Topics may include traditional genres, screen writing, journalism,
or non-traditional, interdisciplinary forms. (Permission of the instructor
required.) (May be repeated for credit if topics are different.) (Not available
on an Audit basis.)
26-305. Editing Practicum
A course in the theory and practice of editing, covering such topics
as preparation of manuscripts for submission and publication; manuscript
assessment; production, design, and proofreading techniques; and other
aspects of publishing. Students will be directly involved with current
editorial projects. (Permission of the instructor required.) (Not available
on an Audit basis.)
26-308. Literary Genres (Fiction, Drama, Poetry)
A study of the nature and forms of fiction, of drama, or of poetry.
Topics may vary from year to year but will be announced in advance. (May
be taken more than once for credit if the topics are different.)
26-309. Scholarship and Bibliography
An introduction to methods of literary research and resources of textual
and critical scholarship, including practice in literary research techniques
and the correct presentation of the results of research. May include the
study of editing procedures and bibliographic description, and the examination
of historical and theoretical implications of textual production.
26-311. Old English Literature
Beowulf and other literature of the period, read in modern English,
with some consideration of the language and history of the Anglo-Saxon
period.
26-312. The Major Works of Chaucer
An introduction to the major works of Chaucer, including The Canterbury
Tales, and one or more of the dream visions: The Book of the Duchess, The
House of Fame, The Parliament of Fowls. The works will be read in normalized
Middle English.
26-314. Topics in Medieval Literature
Selected readings from poetry, drama, or prose of the Middle Ages.
The emphasis may vary to stress such topics as gender, the representation
of women or other "others," courtly love, particular genres, such as alliterative
poetry, or particular modes, such as allegory, or particular authors, such
as Malory.
26-322. Topics in Renaissance Literature
Selected readings on literary topics such as the epic, love poetry,
the pastoral, and prose fiction, or on themes in the intellectual and cultural
history of the Renaissance, such as Platonism and humanism.
26-326. Shakespeare:The Comedy of Errors through Hamlet
The course will explore Shakespeare's experiments in comedy, tragedy,
and the history play during the maturest period of Elizabethan drama, and
will study plays illustrating his most distinctive dramatic styles. Between
nine and twelve plays will be studied, including The Comedy of Errors or
A Midsummer Night's Dream, I Henry IV, As You Like It or Twelfth Night,
and Hamlet.
26-327. Shakespeare: Troilus and Cressida through The Tempest
The course will examine major examples of Shakespeare's contribution
to the forms and styles of Jacobean drama, including tragicomedy, tragedy,
and romance. Between nine and twelve plays will be studied, including Troilus
and Cressida or All's Well that Ends Well, Measure for Measure, King Lear,
Othello or Macbeth, and The Tempest.
26-328. Drama of the English Renaissance
The rise and development of drama from the Tudor interlude to the closing
of the theatres, with particular emphasis on major non-Shakespearean playwrights,
such as Kyd, Marlowe, Jonson, Webster, Middleton, and Ford.
26-338. Eighteenth-Century Fiction
The development of the novel from the late seventeenth century to the
nineteenth, including works by Behn, Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne,
Radcliffe, Burney, and Austen.
26-348. Nineteenth-Century Fiction
Development of the novel in the Romantic and Victorian periods, including
works by such writers as Jane Austen, Scott, Charlotte and Emily Brontë,
Thackeray, Dickens, George Eliot, Trollope, Meredith, and Hardy.
26-354. Postcolonial Literature
Deals with the theory, history, and literature of nations emerging
from English colonial domination. Areas covered may include the Caribbean,
Africa, the Indian subcontinent, and North America. Writers might include
Rushdie, Emecheta, Brathwaite, Gordimer, Walcott, and Achebe, among many
others.
26-355. Modern Irish Literature
The Irish experience, together with the Irish voice in British literature,
including such figures as Yeats, Shaw, Joyce, O'Casey, O'Connor, O'Faolain,
Behan, and Synge.
26-361. The Canadian Experience
Selected topics in Canadian literature, with changing emphasis on particular
themes, genres, or authors. (May be repeated for credit if the topics are
different.)
26-371. The American Experience
A course the topic of which will ordinarily change from one term to
another, but always providing a different emphasis on particular themes,
genres, or authors. Interested students should consult a program advisor
for a description of the currently-offered version of the course. Recent
versions of this course have included American war novels and major twentieth-century
short novels. (May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.
This course may be taught in conjunction with 40-361.)
26-387. History of Literary Criticism: 1950s to the Present
Selected major works, movements and countermovements in contemporary
critical theory, such as structuralism, hermeneutics, reception theory,
Marxism, myth, deconstruction, psychoanalytic criticism, feminisms, and
post-colonialism.
26-395. Topics in Language, Linguistics, and Writing
This course will focus in different terms on areas such as language
and society, theory of composition, semantics and pragmatics, or language
and cultural identity. (May be repeated for credit if the topics are different.)
(Prerequisite: 26-124, or a Category 9 course, or permission of instructor,
depending upon the current focus of the course.)
26-396. Psycholinguistics
A survey of theories and research on the cognitive processes concerning
language production, comprehension, and acquisition. (Cross-listed in Psychology
as 46-344.) (Prerequisites: 46-115 and 46-116, or 26-124, or any Category
9 course.)
HONOURS COURSES
Honours Seminars are numbered in the range from 26-411 through
26-424; Studies courses are numbered in the range from 26-426 through 26-499.
Particular topics and detailed descriptions for Honours Seminars to
be taught in the following Fall and Winter terms are available early in
the preceding spring of each year. Four Honours Seminars are offered per
year (two each term). Honours Seminars are numbered as follows:
26-411. Honours Seminar in Medieval Literature
26-412. Honours Seminar in Renaissance Literature
26-413. Honours Seminar in Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature
26-414. Honours Seminar in Romantic Literature
26-415. Honours Seminar in Twentieth-Century British Literature
26-416. Honours Seminar in Canadian Literature
26-417. Honours Seminar in American Literature
26-418. Honours Seminar in Critical Theory and Practice
26-419. Honours Seminar in Language and Linguistics
26-420. Special Topics Seminar
26-424. Honours Seminar in Literature of the Victorian Period
Students are urged to read carefully the course descriptions of available
Honours Seminars and to consult a program advisor before making a selection.
Particular topics and detailed descriptions for Studies courses which
will be taught in the following Fall and Winter terms are available early
in the preceding spring of each year in the publication, Graduate Studies
in English. As in the case of Honours Seminars, students are urged to read
the booklet carefully and to consult a program advisor before making their
Studies course selections..
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