A study of selected forms of poetry such as the sonnet, lyric, ode, elegy, song, rap, ballad, monologue and free verse.

A historical and/or critical study of Children's Literature in English. Possible emphases include formal literary analysis, the social and cultural significance of works written for (or adopted by) children, and relationships between image and text in illustrated books.††

A study of the main patterns of tragedy from its origins to the 20th century.†

An exploration of traditional and contemporary rhetoric, concentrating on ideas of form and verbal persuasion as a context for understanding language and composition theory.††

An introduction to literary stylistics – the application of linguistic theories to the study of literature. Selected texts will be explored in light of topics such as grammar and syntax, textualism (formalism) and contextualism (feminist stylistics, reader-response criticism).

A study of the main patterns of comedy from its origins to the 20th century.†

Consult the Department of English for current offerings.††

A study of the ways in which literature of various periods and nationalities functions to criticize its milieu. Emphasis will be placed on the specific socio-historic contexts and ideologies of the period in which the works were written.

Prose fiction of present and former nations of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, India, Africa and the West Indies.†

Poetry and drama of present and former nations of the Commonwealth, including Australia, New Zealand, India, Africa and the West Indies.

Selected fiction, poetry and drama by United States authors whose major works have appeared in the period from about 1945 to the present.

A study of the influences and relationships between written/printed/literary texts and other media. Topics may include analysis of stage and film adaptations; television and video presentations; or paintings, photography and other popular forms.

A study of modern theories of language and of theoretical models in grammar, semantics, and stylistics which shed light on the nature of practical and literary discourse.†

The evolution of the English language with reference to the historical and cultural contexts in which it has developed and continues to develop. The course includes attention to Canadian English and its relation to General American and British English.†

Women writers and women's writing, with illustration of the literature of different historical periods and a variety of literary genres. Some special attention will be given to feminist literary criticism and theory and to such questions as whether there is a uniquely "female'' literary imagination.†

The images of women in a selection of fiction by women (and some men) writers in the past 200 years, focusing primarily on the changing attitudes to women and the corresponding development of new techniques of presentation.†

Theory and practice of writing, with emphasis on the fundamentals of journalism, and their relation to news reporting and the writing of promotion and public relations materials.

Advanced writing for students in all disciplines with an emphasis on writing as a problem-solving instrument in a variety of communication situations, professional and academic. Specific formats such as reports, proposals and short essays are explored in light of their adaptability to different audience needs, and as strategies of exposition and persuasion.

The focus of this course is Arthurian romance in the context of new technological developments important to students of English literature. Students examine the medieval origins of Arthurian romance as well as selected modern adaptations within multi-media environments such as internet web sites, CD-ROM databases and computer analysis software. (No prior knowledge of medieval literature or computers is necessary.)†

A study of the interconnections between gender and genre in selected plays drawn from all stages of Shakespeare's development as a dramatist.

A study of representative tragedies and history plays, with an emphasis on their dramatic, theatrical and cultural contexts.

A study of the development of Romanticism in England, with special attention to poetry and prose by Blake, Wordsworth, Coleridge, Byron, Shelley and Keats. Selected novels from the period are also included.

A study of 20th century literature before the Second World War related to the thought, life and historical events of the century. Some attention will be given to the development of modern criticism and to the relation between literature and the other arts.

Selected works by authors of major achievement and influence, such as Emerson, Thoreau, Hawthorne, Melville, Whitman and Dickinson, with emphasis on the 19th century.

Selected works by major modern United States authors, such as Pound, Frost, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Faulkner and Stevens.

Canadian life and imagination explored in significant works by such writers as Atwood, Laurence, Watson, Cohen, Wiebe, Munro, Ross, Buckler, Richler, Carrier and others.

Canadian life and imagination explored through the study of significant works from the pre-Confederation period to the present.

A survey of the early phases of the English Language. The grammar and linguistic background of Old English, Middle English, and early Modern English are explored in the context of the history and culture of those periods. Students are required to attain a basic knowledge of the nature and history of the language and a reading competence in Old and Middle English.

A study of traditional and current issues in the theory of criticism and literary history. The theoretical approaches to be examined normally include historicism, formalism, structuralism, psychoanalytical criticism, feminism, deconstruction, post-colonialism, Marxism and cultural studies.

An examination of various forms of fictional and non-fictional prose narratives. Works may include autobiography, biography, contemporary films, travel narratives, diaries, romances or popular forms such as the detective novel and horror stories.

Advanced consideration of questions of form, content, and ideology in contemporary media, as these questions contribute to an understanding of the nature of media and communication within our culture and in relation to the traditional study of print media.

An advanced study of the means and methods of persuasion in written discourse, with emphasis on the various uses of rhetoric in essays, journalistic articles and literary texts.†

Consult the Department of English for current offerings.††

An examination of literary representations of physical, economic, social and political instabilities and upheavals. The course will consider ways in which transgressive acts against authority of the law serve to interrogate the boundaries between self and other, between a culture's desires and fears.

Plays by selected 19th- and early 20th century dramatists. Special emphasis will be placed on Ibsen and Strindberg.††

A study of fiction by 20th century women writers of racial minorities in America and Canada in light of current feminist theory.

An examination of developments in realism, expressionism and absurdist theatre in the 20th century.††

Writing assignments and exercises to develop sense of craft are assigned to increase critical awareness of the disciplined use of words in poetry and prose.

Intensive exploration of selected contemporary theories of literary and/or cultural studies.††

Chronological development of the novel emphasizing the inter-relationships of theme and technique.†

Development of the novel since 1900 with emphasis on social context and on developments in theme and technique.†

A study of late medieval writing, with special emphasis on the works of Geoffrey Chaucer. Attention is given to the period's diversity of genres and discourses; topics normally include narrative authority, generic orientation and cultural issues.

The study of a wide variety of issues and topics in Restoration and eighteenth century British Literature. Attention is given to both canonical and non-canonical authors. Topics may include representations of authority in Restoration theatre, neoclassical theories of literature, the rise of the novel, experiments in genre, and issues of power and gender.

A study of English literature of the Victorian period, including poetry, novels and non-fiction prose by major authors.

Consult the Department of English for current offerings.

A study of a variety of literary genres and discourses of sixteenth century England and of the interconnections between Humanism, the Protestant Reformation and cultural production. Attention may also be paid to the relation between literature, the visual arts, architecture and music; and to how literary and other art forms contributed to early modern constructions of the body, subjectivity and sexuality.

A study of a wide variety of canonical and non-canonical drama, poetry and prose by both men and women writers. The course includes attention to the material and cultural conditions of textual production. Texts are analyzed in relation to seventeenth century debates about aesthetic, political and social issues.

Post-modernist literature in English since World War II, chosen from Britain, Canada, the United States and the Commonwealth; parallels with other arts, including music, film and painting will also be examined.

Individual study on a specialized topic, under the supervision of a faculty member.