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ENG - English

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ENG1100	Workshop in Essay Writing	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Intensive practice in academic essay writing. Emphasis on grammatical and well-reasoned expository writing, essay organization, preparation of research papers, and proper acknowledgment of sources. Frequent written exercises and development of composition skills. Use of Writing Centre resources required outside regular class hours. BACK TO TOP

ENG1112	Technical Report Writing	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Practice in the writing of technical reports. Topics include exposition, argumentation, presentation of technical data, and effective communication. Frequent written exercises and development of composition skills. Use of Writing Centre resources required outside regular class hours. BACK TO TOP

ENG1120	Literature and Composition I: Prose Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of critical reading skills and coherent discourse. Study of the proper use and acknowledgement of sources. Works by English-language prose authors provide matter for frequent written exercises. BACK TO TOP

ENG1121	Literature and Composition II:Drama and Poetry	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of critical reading skills and coherent discourse. Study of the proper use and acknowledgement of sources. Works by English- language dramatists and poets provide matter for frequent written exercises. BACK TO TOP

ENG1122	Literature and Composition III: English Literature Before 1700	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of critical reading skills and coherent discourse, both written and spoken. Study of selected authors before 1700 will furnish subject matter for frequent written exercises. BACK TO TOP

ENG1123	Literature and Composition IV:English Literature Since 1700	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of critical reading skills and coherent discourse, both written and spoken. Study of selected authors since 1700 will furnish subject matter for frequent written exercises. BACK TO TOP

ENG1131	Effective Business English	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of skills in written communication. Review of grammatical usage and basic principles of composition. Analysis of samples of effective business prose. Reserved for students enrolled in a baccalaureate program of the School of Management. BACK TO TOP

ENG2110	Children's Literature	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to literature written primarily for children. BACK TO TOP

ENG2120	Mystery Novel	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to the genre from its beginnings to the present. BACK TO TOP

ENG2130	Tradition of King Arthur	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of literature devoted to the Arthurian legends. BACK TO TOP

ENG2131	Fantasy, Myth and Language	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to writers such as Lewis Carroll and C. S. Lewis whose works explore the relationships between language, myth and the evolution of ideas. BACK TO TOP

ENG2132	Utopian Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of literary manifestations of the ideal society (and its nightmare inversions) from Plato's :ITALIC.Republic:EITALIC. to such twentieth-century visions as Orwell's :ITALIC.Nineteen Eighty-Four.:EITALIC. BACK TO TOP

ENG2133	Literature and Psychology	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the complex relationships between analytical psychology and literature through readings of selected texts. BACK TO TOP

ENG2135	Science Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of fiction founded on scientific theory or hypotheses and new or speculative technologies. BACK TO TOP

ENG2136	Fiction of Horror	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Fiction of the supernatural and horror fiction from the 18th century to the present. BACK TO TOP

ENG2137	Literature and Ideology	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of how ideologies are varyingly revealed and concealed in literary texts from various historical periods. BACK TO TOP

ENG2140	Literature and Film	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Analysis of the translation of literary texts into film/video, with a view to illuminating the distinctive strategies and properties of the two art forms. BACK TO TOP

ENG2141	Literature and the Environment	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of literary texts which reflect, and reflect upon, the physical world, and our complex relationships with it. BACK TO TOP

ENG2142	World Literatures in English	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the works of writers from diverse English-speaking cultures, such as those of Africa, Australia, India, New Zealand, and the West Indies. BACK TO TOP

ENG2171	Craft of Writing	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Advanced workshop in composition. Intensive practice in essay writing. Study of prose models. Prerequisites: ENG1120 or ENG1121 or permission of the Department. BACK TO TOP

ENG2212	Classical and Biblical Backgrounds in English Literature	(3,0,0) 6 cr.
Introduction to classical and biblical texts that have influenced the development of English literature. BACK TO TOP

ENG2235	Women in Literature	(3,0,0) 6 cr.
Introduction to questions of gender and genre, focusing on works by and about women. BACK TO TOP

ENG2313	European Contexts of English Literature	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of major European works that have influenced the development of English literature. BACK TO TOP

ENG2320	Practice of Criticism	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study and practice of the close reading and analysis of literary texts. BACK TO TOP

ENG2325	Introduction to Critical Theory	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study and practice of contemporary critical methodologies. BACK TO TOP

ENG2333	Elizabethan Shakespeare	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of Shakespeare's work to c. 1603. BACK TO TOP

ENG2334	Jacobean Shakespeare	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Survey of Shakespeare's work after c. 1603. BACK TO TOP

ENG2400	Introduction to Canadian Literature	(3,0,0) 6 cr.
Survey of major Canadian writers. BACK TO TOP

ENG2450	Introduction to American Literature	(3,0,0) 6 cr.
Survey of major American writers. BACK TO TOP

ENG2901		3 cr.
Co-op Work Term 1

ENG3101	History of the English Language	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of the English language from Anglo-Saxon to modern times. Topics studied range from etymology and phonetics to dialect variations and the cultural role of language. BACK TO TOP

ENG3103	The Bible and the History of English Letters	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the Bible as literature, with special attention to the King James Authorized Version. Consideration of the Bible's influence on the style, structure, imagery and language of English literature. BACK TO TOP

ENG3264	Creative Writing	(3,0,0) 6 cr.
Workshop in the writing of poetry, drama, and fiction, with emphasis on shorter forms and the active participation of students. As a preliminary to registration, applicants must submit samples of their writing in any one of the genres mentioned above. The samples must be sent to Creative Writing, Department of English, before August 31. Students will be selected solely on the basis of aptitude as indicated by work submitted. They will be notified of their acceptance by early September. Since all material presented during this course must be typewritten, candidates should take this into consideration before making application. BACK TO TOP

ENG3300	Beowulf	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Detailed study of the Old English folk epic :ITALIC.Beowulf.:EITALIC. Students will work with the published text and the manuscript in facsimile. Prerequisite: ENG3316 or equivalent. BACK TO TOP

ENG3310	Chaucer I	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of Chaucer's works, with special attention to The :ITALIC.Canterbury Tales.:EITALIC. BACK TO TOP

ENG3311	Chaucer II	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of Chaucer's works, excluding The :ITALIC.Canterbury Tales.:EITALIC. BACK TO TOP

ENG3316	Old English	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the language, literature, and culture of the Anglo- Saxons to 1100, with special attention to the shorter poems and selected prose extracts. BACK TO TOP

ENG3317	Spenser and Milton	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of the two poets, with special emphasis on The :ITALIC.Faerie Queene:EITALIC. and :ITALIC.Paradise Lost.:EITALIC. BACK TO TOP

ENG3318	Romantic Literature	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of major poets and prose writers of the Romantic period. BACK TO TOP

ENG3319	Rise of the Novel: 18th-Century and 19th-Century Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of the English novel from its beginnings to the late 19th century. BACK TO TOP

ENG3320	Modern British Literature	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Selected prose and poetry of the 20th century. BACK TO TOP

ENG3321	Canadian Short Story	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Short story in Canada from the 19th century to the present. BACK TO TOP

ENG3333	Shakespeare's Contemporaries I: Tudor Drama	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of English drama from the medieval period to 1603. BACK TO TOP

ENG3334	Shakespeare's Contemporaries II: Stuart Drama	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of English drama from the accession of James I (1603) to the closing of the theatres (1642). BACK TO TOP

ENG3346	Elizabethans and Metaphysicals	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Close reading of selected English poets from Wyatt to Marvell. BACK TO TOP

ENG3347	Milton	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Intensive reading of selected works of Milton. Prerequisite: ENG3317 or equivalent. BACK TO TOP

ENG3349	Restoration and 18th-Century Drama	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of English drama from 1660 to 1800. BACK TO TOP

ENG3350	Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
English literature from 1660 to 1798, with special attention to Dryden, Pope, Swift, and Johnson. BACK TO TOP

ENG3356	18th-Century and Romantic Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Readings in the 18th- and early 19th-century novel. BACK TO TOP

ENG3362	Victorian Literature	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of major poets and prose writers of the Victorian period. BACK TO TOP

ENG3364	Victorian Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of major Victorian novelists. BACK TO TOP

ENG3370	Modern British Poetry	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of major poets of the 20th century. BACK TO TOP

ENG3371	Modern Drama	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of modern drama from the late 19th century to the present, with some attention to important continental influences. BACK TO TOP

ENG3372	Modern Short Story	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of modern short story writers. BACK TO TOP

ENG3373	Modern British Novelists	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Major British novelists from 1900 to 1950. BACK TO TOP

ENG3374	Emergence of the Modern Imagination	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Development of the modern literary imagination in late 19thand early 20th-century writers. BACK TO TOP

ENG3376	Contemporary Novel	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of major English, American and Commonwealth novels since 1950. BACK TO TOP

ENG3377	American Fiction of the 19th Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected novelists, including Hawthorne, Melville, James, and Twain. BACK TO TOP

ENG3378	American Fiction of the 20th Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of significant novelists and their works. BACK TO TOP

ENG3379	American Poetry of the 20th Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected poets. BACK TO TOP

ENG3380	History of Criticism	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Major critical texts from Plato and Aristotle to Arnold and Eliot. BACK TO TOP

ENG3384	Canadian Literature: The Colonial Period	(1760-1866) (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Emergence and growth of literary and cultural life in English Canada. BACK TO TOP

ENG3385	Canadian Literature of the Confederation Period	(1867-1912) (3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected writers and works. BACK TO TOP

ENG3386	Canadian Fiction of the 20th Century to Mid-Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected fiction writers. BACK TO TOP

ENG3387	Canadian Fiction of the 20th Century Since Mid-Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Study of selected fiction writers. BACK TO TOP

ENG3388	Canadian Poetry of the 20th Century	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
A study of major poets from Pratt and F.R. Scott to Layton, Cohen, and Atwood. BACK TO TOP

ENG3389	Postcolonial Literatures	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Introduction to some of the major writers and key texts in contemporary postcolonial literatures. BACK TO TOP

ENG3390	Special Topic	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
See Department brochure. BACK TO TOP

ENG3901		3 cr.
Co-op Work Term 2

ENG3902		3 cr.
Co-op Work Term 3

ENG4115		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Middle English: Seminar I

ENG4120	Literary Theory: Seminar	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
New developments in literary criticism and theory from the mid-twentieth century to the present. BACK TO TOP

ENG4142		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Shakespeare: Seminar I

ENG4148		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Renaissance: Seminar I

ENG4151		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
18th Century: Seminar I

ENG4152		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Romantics: Seminar I

ENG4165		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Victorian Literature: Seminar I

ENG4175		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Modern British Literature: Seminar I

ENG4180		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
American Literature: Seminar I

ENG4182		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Canadian Literature: Seminar I

ENG4315		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Middle English: Seminar II

ENG4342		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Shakespeare: Seminar II

ENG4348		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Renaissance: Seminar II

ENG4351		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
18th Century: Seminar II

ENG4352		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Romantics: Seminar II

ENG4365		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Victorian Literature: Seminar II

ENG4375		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Modern British Literature: Seminar II

ENG4380		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
American Literature: Seminar II

ENG4382		(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Canadian Literature: Seminar II

ENG4394	Unassigned Special Topic	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
See Department brochure. BACK TO TOP

ENG4395	Senior Honours Essay	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
See Department brochure. BACK TO TOP

ENG4397	Advanced Workshop in Creative Writing	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Workshop directed by the Department's Writer-in-Residence. Content and approach will vary, depending on the interests and expertise of the instructor. Prerequisite: ENG3264 or equivalent. As a preliminary to registration, applicants must submit samples of their writing to the instructor. BACK TO TOP

ENG4398	Advanced Workshop in Poetry	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Intensive workshop in poetry writing. Survey of literary magazines and other avenues for publication of finished work. Prerequisite: ENG3264 or equivalent. As a preliminary to registration, applicants must submit samples of their writing to the instructor. BACK TO TOP

ENG4399	Advanced Workshop in Fiction	(3,0,0) 3 cr.
Intensive workshop in fiction writing. Emphasis on the completion of finished work. Prerequisite: ENG3264 or equivalent. As a preliminary to registration, applicants must submit samples of their writing to the instructor. BACK TO TOP

ENG4901		3 cr.
Co-op Work Term 4