102 courses in the 1984–85 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
The course teaches the construction of the expository essay with attention to the structure of good paragraphs, to techniques of putting the essay together, and to the nature of the language. Ten to 12 short writing assignments are required. Also offered at St. Jerome's College. Students may receive credit for only 1 of ENGL 109 and ENGL 129A.
The course teaches the construction of ihe persuasive essay, with attention to the elements of logical thinking, to the techniques of successful persuasion, and to the demands of the ‘library research paper. Six to 8 writing assignments are required.
ENGL 129RIntroduction to Written EnglishF,W 1C,2L,2T 0.5
Instruction provided in basic grammar, sentence and paragraph structure, elements of composition and essay writing including focus on theme, ° development of central idea, exposition and argumentation. Minimum of 4 hours of instruction each week with additional tutorial hours as required.
Prereq: Open only to students whose maternal language is not English and who lack language mastery sufficient for admission to other introductory English language courses
The use and abuse of spoken and written English. The study and evaluation of language as it is used for . various purposes (e.g., colloquial, scientific, legal, political, commercial, journalistic, literary) in order to increase critical awareness and to help students to write clearly and effectively.
English as an instrument of Thought and Communication 1
The course is designed to improve the reading and writing of students from all disciplines. in order to develop clarity of thought and critical awareness, students will identify and study in several media the various ends that are served by language; objective reporting; persuasion; argument; and emotional, social and artistic expression. About 8 written exercises are assigned.
The many functions of the report-an orderly and objective communication of factual information which serves some specific purpose-are taught. Students will receive practice in research, in organization, and in writing many kinds of reports.
The uses of literacy and the functions of language as acquired in ENGL 140R/141R. These will be applied to the more advanced form of the literary and critical assignment essay, involving comparison, evaluation and exposition.
GROUP TWO
Courses in this group carry degree credit and may be counted as fulfilling the minimum requirements for a General or Honours program in English.
ENGL 102 A/B The Major Forms of Literature Different.kinds of literature will be explored to discover how the shape of a titerary work contributes to its meaning. Students will read novels, poetry, short stories, and drama.
The Major Forms of Literature: Short Stories and Drama A study of short stories and drama to determine how the shape of a literary work contributes to its meaning.
The Major Forms of Literature: . Novels and Poetry A study of novels and poetry to determine how the shape of a literary work contributes to its meaning.
ENGL 103AThe Nature and Structure of the English LanguageF 0.5
Introduction to the study of the English language. Topics to be discussed include the nature and origin of language, the structure of English and its development, and the relations between language and reality.
ENGL 105ATwentieth-Century Literature in English, 1900-30F 0.5
A close examination of a representative selection of works by major authors writing in English such as W.B. Yeats, Virginia Woolf, D.H. Lawrence, T.S. Eliot, and Ernest Hemingway.
ENGL 106BTwentieth-Century Literature in English, 1930-80W 0.5
A continuation of ENGL 105A. A close examination of a representative selection of works by major authors writing in English such as William Faulkner, Dylan Thomas, and Margaret Laurence.
A study of the nature and role of women in British, Canadian, and American literature. Works by both men and women will be studied in which women are seen in such forms as mothers, saints, sex objects, and witches.
A study of various works of literature in which the protagonist is a rebel against existing norms. The course will examine a number of rebel types. and concepts, moral implications and final outcomes either in successful realization or in tragic defeat.
The study of a variety of works centering on the theme of man in crisis, the stress being on the individual at variance with his inner self, his fellow man, or his world. The course will discuss the process in which wisdom and maturity are gained as the ultimate products of suffering.
Designed for students in all faculties, the course examines some of Shakespeare’s comedies, history plays, and tragedies. Shakespeare’s variety and flexibility in developing characters and dramatic structures are stressed, as are significant themes.
No previous work in Shakespeare is required.
ENGL 200A/B Survey of British Literature An historical survey of major figures, types and trends in British literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
ENGL 2024/8
The Bible and Literature
The study of major themes, stories, myths, and characters of the Old and New Testaments of the King James Bible, and their influence on other English literature..
Exploration of the Canadian short story, from its beginnings-in the bush, in the north, on the land, in the small towns-through the struggles of an urbanizing society to the present. Students will be expected to work in some depth with individual authors.
This course wilt deal with the history and forms of fantasy written for adults. In considering the genre, related forms like the romance, the fairy tale, the fable and the gothic horror story will be discussed. Authors such as Morris, C.S. Lewis, Tolkien, Williams, and White will be studied
Various examples drawn, for instance, from Utopian and anti-Utopian science fiction, social science fiction, “gadget” science fiction, parapsychology, and altemate worlds and beings, will be considered. Some attention will be given to the historical development of the genre.
This course will deal with classic works of children’s literature, including fantasy written primarily for children. Selections from such authors as Kipling, Woolf, C.S. Lewis, George MacDonaid, Kenneth Grahame, and Thurber will be studied.
A study of such major 20th century writers as Woolf, Hellman, Murdoch, McCarthy, Lessing, Laurence, Plath and Atwood. Emphasis will be on the concerns of these writers with the roles" of women, the writer’s search for new meanings, and their innovations in literary forms.
The story of Arthur and his knights of the Round Table will be discussed as it is treated at various times in various works and genres. Such matters will be considered as the character of Arthur, the concept of Camelot, and the Fellowship of the Round Table.
The history and characteristics of the “detective novel,” the “novel of crime,” and the “thriller.” Attention will also be given to the novel of intrigue and espionage. Such authors as Poe, Collins, Doyle, Chesterton, Hammett, Buchan, Greene, Deighton, and Le Carre will be discussed. The course includes the examination of critical approaches to the form of detective fiction.
Students practise effective writing along with the study of established models. The goal is to develop language competence to meet a variety of academic, business, and professional situations.
The novel, by its nature, constitutes an attempt to formulate and to interpret the bewildering human experience. This course undertakes an exploration of the forms that attempt can take. British, Canadian, and American Novels will be studied. The 2 halves of the course may be taken independently.
A study of the principat playwrights, plays, and movements in dramatic history from the re-opening of the theatres in 1660 to the present day.
ENGL 251A/B The Practice and Theory of Criticism The study and practice of skills needed for a close, analytical reading of literary texts and for the writing of critical analyses on them, studies of theories concerning literature and literary criticisms.
A study of Canadian prose and verse to 1920, with particular attention to the poetry of the School of the Sixties and to the historical and idyllic novels of the 19th and early 20th centuries.
A study of plays by such dramatists as Merrill Denison, Robertson Davies, Gratien Gélinas (in translation), James Reaney, John Coulter, George Ryga, and Michel Tremblay (in translation). Background for 20th-century drama wil be provided in lectures.
ENGL 330A/B Elizabethan Literature (excluding Drama) A study of the principal writers of prose and of lyric and narrative poetry in Engiand during and immediately before the reign of Elizabeth |. Reserved for special attention is Spenser's epic poem glorifying Elizabeth | and England - The Faerie Queene.
Drama) . A study of the principal writers of prose and of lyric and narrative poetry in England during and immediately before the teign of Elizabeth |.
Aimed at encouraging students to develop their creative and critical potentials, the course consists of supervised practice, tutorials and seminar discussions.
Counts as an English Major credit as of Fall 1984..
The meaning of America-the myth, the dream and the reality-as experienced through its major literary works. Sin, guilt, madness, mysticism, and grace: the search for fulfillment and peace by such writers as Poe, Thoreau, Whitman, Twain, and Crane.
The Southern Myth: its origins in early literature, its flowering and ruin, as seen by white and black writers, including Twain, Faulkner, Welty, Styron, Grau, O'Connor, Wright and Ellison.
ENGL 350A/B Seventeenth-Century Non-Dramatic Literature Special attention will be given to the poetry of Donne, Jonson, Herrick, Herbert, Vaughan, and Marvell and to the prose works of Bacon, Burton, and Browne. Approximately half the course will be devoted to an intensive study of Milton’s English poetry and a selection of his prose works.
Designed to provide a study in depth of problems and/or authors selected by the instructor. Students interested in initiating such courses are encouraged to do so by bringing their ideas to the attention of individual instructors.
The process of linguistic change as exemplified in the development of the English language from its origins in Indo- European and Germanic through modern dialects. Traditional, structural and generative approaches will be employed.
ENGL 373AAn Introduction to Historical LinguisticsF 05 .
These lectures present language as an historical phenomenon subject to constant change. Methods of reconstruction as well as the various ways languages have undergone alteration will be discussed. Indo- European languages will be the source of examples.
These lectures continue the discussion begun in ENGL 373A, focusing attention upon the changing English language. Phonetic, morphological, and syntactic changes as they contribute to the creation of modern English will be considered.
Linguistics and English Grammar Linguistics and its application to the study of grammar and language. Included are 1) an introduction to descriptive and historical linguistics and the principles of linguistic analysis and 2) an evaluation of English grammars ranging from the traditional to the Structural and transformationalgenerative.
ENGL 375AIntroduction to Descriptive LinguisticsF 0.5
Introduction to descriptive linguistics and the principles of linguistic analysis through an examination of the phonology, forms, syntax, and semantics of English.
ENGL 375BIntroduction to Modern English Grammar Introduction to Modern English GrammarW 0.5
and structureits meaningful forms and syntax. Several methods of analysis will be employed and evaluated, including the traditional, structural, transformational-generative, and functional.
Literature of the period that began as neo-classical, England’s Augustan Age paralleling that of ancient Rome, and gradually, through subtle changes, became the precursor to the Romantic movement, giving rise, along the way,.to new genres, such as comedy of manners, heroic tragedy, descriptivemeditative poetry, and the novel.
ENGL 410ASatire and Sense: The Restoration and Early Eighteenth CenturyF 0.5
The Restoration comedy of manners, heroic and high tragedy, poetry of the court wits and other amused commentators on society, and the major writings of Dryden, Swift, Addison, Defoe, and the early Pope.
ENGL 410BSense and Sensibility: The Middle and Later Eighteenth CenturyW 0.5
The probing of mores and manners by Pope and Johnson, the emergence of the novel with Fielding and Sterne, and the transformation (in “the age of sensibility”) of literary attitudes and practice from classicat to romanticism.
The poetry and critical theory of Byron, Shelley, and Keats. Emphasis is primarily on poetry; selected minor writers may be considered
ENGL 451A/B Literature of the Victorian Age An historical and critical study with emphasis on the major poets (Browning, Tennyson, Arnold), novelists (Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot), and essayists (Newman, Ruskin, Mill, Huxley). Provision will be made for students who wish to study other writers such as Hopkins, Swinburne, Carroll, Morris, or Pater. Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
An historical and critical study of major novelists (Dickens, Thackeray, Eliot) and major essayists (Newman, Ruskin, Mill, Huxley).
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
ENGL 4604/B British Literature from Shaw to Eliot A study of the major writers in British Literature from 1885 to World War 2, with special emphasis on such writers as Shaw, Yeats, Eliot, Conrad, Joyce, and Lawrence.