94 courses in the 1986–87 Undergraduate Calendar, read from the scanned original. The text comes from OCR, so check the scanned page before relying on a detail.
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Not offered in 1986–87.
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 Collage.
Students may receive credit for only 1 of ENGL 109 and ENGL 1299.
The course deals with the persuasive essay. Attention will be given to the elements of logical thinking and the techniques of persuasion. The demands of the library research paper will be considered.
Prereq: ENGL 109
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 matemal 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.
A continuation of ENGL 140A. The study
of factual, emotive, scientific and imagi--
native writing; relevance, context.
Meaning, tone, feeling and intention. Prereq: ENGL “140R
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 stucly 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.
and Communication 2
A continuation of ENGL 150. From:a
basis of ‘simple semantics and elemen-
tary togic, students will proceed to
examine more complex language in
fiction and other forms of literature.
About 6 written exercises are assigned. Prereq: ENGL 150
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 cary 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 ta discover how the shape of a literary work contributes to its meaning. Students will read novels, poetry, short Stories and drama.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
The Major Forms of Literature: . Novels and Poetry
A study of novels and poetry to deter-
_tmine how the shape ofia literary work
contributes to its meaning. Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
English Language ; 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.
Introduction to the study of varieties of the English language ~ regional, sociai.
-temporal, functionai,.and stylistic. The
relations of languages and literature and of speech and writing will be discussed.
Prereq: ENGL 108A or consent of instructor |
ENGL 105A/B A close examination of a representative selection of works by major British, Canadian, American and other authors writing in English.
Also offered at St. Jerome's Collage.
1900-30
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. Etiot, and Emest Hemingway.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College. '
1930-80 A continuation of ENGL 105A. A close examination of a representative selectien of works by major authors writing in English such as William Faulkner, Dylan Thomas and Margaret Laurence. | Prereq: ENGL 105A or consent of instructor Also offered at St. Jerome’s College.
An exploration of the great variety of literature through thematic perspectives.
A study of human excellence in thought and action embodied in representative men and women, as seen through works of literature.
Course Descriptions 16.49
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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
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 realisation or in tragic defeat.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
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, 8S are significant themes.
No previous work in Shakespeare is required.
ENGL 200A/B Survey of British Literature An historical survey of maior figures, types and trends in British literature from the Middle Ages to the present.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
An historical survey of major figures, types and trends in British literature from the Middle Ages to the late 18th century.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
An historical survey of major figures.
types and trends in British literature fram
the late 18th century to the present. Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
16.50. Course Descriptions Engtish
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 Cid and New Testaments of the King dames
Bible and their influence on other
ons, 2S Wor WHuencS On Sinner
English literature.
Selections from Hebrew Scripture will be studied in relation to English titerature.
The course will continue the study of the Bible, emphasizing the Christian gospels and epistles in relation to English literature.
Prereq: ENGL 202A or consent of instructor
An introduction to the scope and aims
of tolklore together with 4 survey. of the of fomiore, togeiner with & Survey. of tne
major types of folklore in the English tradition from nations of the Englishspeaking world. Topics such as oral literature, myth, legend, tale and marchen will be discussed.
Similar to 203 but dealing with folkdrama, batlads, songs, medicines, riddles, chants, proverbs and charms.
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
eymectad te work in someon dagth with SRPSCISS (6 WOK In SOMC Gop Win
individual authors.
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cCNwL 208 . : Literary Genres and Themes
This course will 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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
Various examples drawn, for instance, from Utopian and anti-Utopian science
fiction social science fiction. "nadaet’ HOUCH, SOCIS: SCICACS NONON, Gacger
science fiction, parapsychology, and alternate worlds and beings will be considered. Some attention will be given to the historical development of the genre.
Also offered at 5]. Jerome's College.
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 MacDonald, Kenneth Grahame and Thurber will be
Studied. Also offered at St Jerome's Collage. °
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The made of satire in the fiction, drama, poetry and discourse of the 20th century. Particular attention to the
" fiterary works of Waugh, Huxley, Orwell.
Parker, Heller, Hiebert and a dramatist of the absurd, Dut aiso attention to satiric cartoons and nightclub satire.
ENGL 208E os Women Writers of the 20th Century A-study of such major 20th century writers as Woolf. Hellman, Murdoch, McCarthy, Lessing, Laurence, Ptath 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.
Also: offered at St. Jerome's College.
This course will focus on fiterary works that present various aspects of aging, such as changes in physical and mental abilities, relationships with children“ and grandchildren, coping with disease and death, and the satisfactions unique to the elderly.
The Story of Arthur and his knights of the Round Tabie will be discussed as it
' ig treated at various times in various
works. and genres. Such maiters will bé 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 espionane, Such authare ac Doe Collins.
nage. Such authors as Poe, Doyle, Chesterton, Hammett, Buchan, Greene, Deighton and Le Carré will be discussed. The course includes the examination of critical approaches to the
form of detective fiction.
A study of dehumanized worlds in fiction that can be called “apocalyptic.”
* Works by such writers as St. John the
Divine, Shakespeare, Mary Shelley, Aldous Huxley, Mordecai Richler and Kurt Vonnegut will be studied.
Students:practise effective writing aiong with the study of established models. The goal is to develop language competence to meet a variety of academic, business, and professional situations. Prereq: Second-year standing or above Counis as an English Major credit as of Fall 1984.
A study of the principles of business and technical writing including the styles, techniques, and forms of business and technical correspondence, application letters and résumés, abstracts, outlines, and technical description, with copious writing practice. Special attention to techniques of editing and presentation. Some practice in oral presentation, 1 Oral preser.
Prereq: Second-year standing or
abave
ENGL 2100. 05
Report Writing
A study in the principles and practice of good report writing including report © language and styles and various forms of report organization - various kinds of
short reports as well as the long formal
research report. Preraq: Second-year standing or above
ENGL 211/212 | The Novel ; The novel, by its nature, constitutes an attempt to formulate and to interpret the bewildering human experience. This course undertakes an 6xploration 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. © Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
The study of the novel in English from its beginnings to the late 19th century. ” Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
The study of the novel in English from
the late 19th century to the present. Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
The course will survey a theme which is significant to the understanding of the Canadian literary mind. Topics will vary from section to segtion.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
An in depth, applied study of the conventions governing contemporary English grammar, punctuation, syntax, diction, spelling, and sentence structure. In addition; the course will examine variations and changes in conventions, the question of the determiners of correct usage, and the impact of dictionaries, textbooks, journals, large publishing houses, and international wire services on accepted English usage in general
and on Canadian usage in particular.
A study of the origins and development of English drama, with special concentration on 16th-century non- Shakespearean drama.
Students may receive credit for 1 only one of ENGL 232 or DRAMA 252.
Drama from 1660 A study of the principal playwrights, plays, and movements in dramatic history from the re-opening of the. theatres in 1660 to the present day.
Students may receive crdit for only one of ENGL 233 or DRAMA 253.
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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 cancerning literature and literary criticisms.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
The first half of ENGL 251418 (see above).
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
Criticiam 2..
The continuation of ENGL 251A (See
above). Prereq: ENGL 251A Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
ENGL 3054/B Old English An introduction to the English language
“in its earliest form and to the literature .
of pre-Conquest England.
An introduction to the English language in its. earliest form and to English prose in pre-Conquest England, examining Old
- English prose style, its principal practi-
tioners and their world view. Also offered at St. Jerome’s College.
An introduction to Old English poetry, noting in representative Old English poems those things about its purpose, style and its audience which make it
“ unique but which also provide the
beginnings of the English poetic tradition.
Prereq: ENGL 305A
Also offered at St. Jerome’s College
ENGL 306A/B/C/D
English Language and Linguistics
A study of basic linguistic principles and
concepts, historical and formai. (formerly ENGL 373 and ENGL‘375)
Course Descriptions 16.51 English
Introduction to linguistics and the principles of linguistic anatysis through an examination of English phonology, forms, syntax and discourse.
(formerly ENGL 375A)
introduction to modern English grammar and structure-its meaningful forms and syntax. Several methods of analysis will be employed and evaluated, including the traditional, structural, transformational-generative and functional.
Prereq. ENGL 306A
(formerly ENGL 3758)
Introduction to historical reconstruction and comparative analysis. Basic phonological, morphological, syntactic changes as they manifest themsetves in language will be examined, _
Prereq: ENGL 306A
(formerly ENGL 373A) .~
introduction to the linguistic history of English from earliest documents to the |present, with some consideration of various modern dialects. Prereq: ENGL 306A | ‘(formerly ENGL 373B)
A Study of various theories of rhetoric. Students are assigned several essays in order to practise and apply the principles of rhetoric to discourse.
Prereq: A.200-level writing course or consent of instructor
A cantinuation of ENGL 309A with an emphasis on the importance of style in rhetorical theory and practice.
Prereq: A 200-ievel writing course or
consent of instructor
An examination of contemporary rhetorical theory and its relationships to criticism, interdisciplinay studies, and computer applications. —
Prereq: A 200-lavel writing course or consent of instructor
Theories of style and approaches to the
stylistic analysié of both literary and nor-literary texts. Students will consider contributions to the study of style from such areas as traditional stylistics, New Criticism, formalism, effective styiistics, speech act theory, discourse analysis, and sociolinguistics.
Prereq: Consent of instructor
ENGL 310A/B Middie English A study of Middle English literature with spacial emphasis on the work of Geoffrey Chaucer.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of the minor poems of Chaucer, "The Book of the Duchess,” "Parliament of Fowls,” and "Troilus,” along with related Middle English texts.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales and related Middle English poems and
Prose. . Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A survey of Australian poetry and prose, with some consideration of the literatures, in English, from Africa and the West Indies.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of Canadian prase and verse 10 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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's Colege.
A.J.M. Smith to Leonard Cohen. Also offerad at St. Jerome's College.
consideration of the essay and short story during the period.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of plays by such dramatists as
Merit Denison, Robertson Davies.
Gratien Gelinas (in translation), James
Reaney, John Coulter, George Ryga and
Michel Tremblay (in translation). Back-
ground for 20th-century drama will be
provided in lectures. ' Cross-listed as DRAMA 351. |
An introduction to the selection and application of literature in Counselling, Recreation and community settings. Students will be offered theoretical and experiential instruction in a workshopstyle seminar. Assignments will be - approximately eight novels or anthologies. A bibliography will be provided. A term paper will be required.
Elizabethan Literature (excluding Drama)
A study of the principal writers of prose and of lyric and narrative poetry in England during and immediately before the reign of Elizabeth |. Reserved for special attention is Spenser's epic poem glorifying Elizabeth | and England - The Faene Queene.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of the principal writers of prose and of lyric and narrative poetry in England during and immediately before
* the reign of Elizabeth 1.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A continuation of ENGL 330A. Reserved for special attention is Spenser's epic poem glorifying England and Elizabeth |
_ — The Faarie Queene.
Prereq: ENGL 330A or consent of instructor Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
Aimed at encouraging students to develop their creative and critical potentials, the course consists of supervised practice, tutorials and seminar discussions.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College
Designed to assist advanced creative writers to develop their skills in various genres by means of workshop processes, supervised practice and critical discussion of one or more major Projects.
Prereq: ENGL 335 or consent of instructor
The meaning of America - the myth, the Gream and the reality - as experienced through its major literary works. Sin, quilt, madness, mysticism and grace: the search for fulfillment and peace by such writers as Poe, Thoreau. Whitman, Twain and Crane.
Also offered’ at St. Jerome’s Coltege.
Approaches to reality amid the confusion and uncertainty of 20th-century America. Emphasis on such major writers as Faulkner, Miller and Cummings.
Prereq: ENGL 343 or consent of instructor
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
“ENGL 345/346/347
Studies in American Literature (Usually ony. 1 or 2 courses from this series are offered each year.)
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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.
Prereq: ENGL 343 or consent of instructor
Special emphasis will be given to the works of 2 or 3 major American novelists such as Herman Melville and William Fautkner.
Prereq: ENGL 343 or consent of instructor
A study of American Literature from World War 2 to the present.
Prereq: ENGL 343 or consent of instructor
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
ENGL 3504/8 17th-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 wit be devoted to an intensive study of Milton’s English poetry and a selection of his prose works. ‘ Also oftered at St. Jerome's Cotege
A study of secular and religious tric
Poetry by poets such as Donne, Jonson.
Herrick, Herbert, Vaughan and Marvel. Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of selected prose works of Bacon, Burton and Browne. A more intensive study of Milton’s English poetry and a selection of his prose works.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A study of the plays written before
1899-1600, excluding Julius Caesar. Also offered at St. Jerome’s College.
A study of the plays written after 1599-1600, including Julius Caesar, Also offered at St. Jerome's College.'
Designed to provide @ 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. Prereq: Consent of instructor Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
ENGL 4004/78 0.5/0.5 . Writing for Special Purposes 1 and. 2 . Each term will consist of three or four units on such topics as editing; magazine, newspaper, and editorial writing; advertising and public relations writing: instructional manuals; interpretation of specialized information for general auciences; writing for non-print media; ethics in writing; etc. Substantial use will be made of non-academic experte in the fields covered.
Enrolment limited to 4th-year students in RTW program, or consent of instructor’
ENGL 410A/B > Restoration and 18th-Century
Litersture 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, descriptive-
meditative poetry, and the novel.
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.
The probing of mores and manners by Pope and Johnson, the emergence of ~
the novel with Fielding and Steme, and
the transformation (in “the age of sensibility”) of literary attitudes and practice from classical.to romanticism.
ENGL 4304/6
The Romantic Movement
An historical and critical study of the principles and practice of the English Romantic authors from Biake to Keats, with primary emphasis on poetry.
The poetry and critical theory of Blake, Wordsworth and Coleridge. Emphasis is
“primarily on poetry, selected minor
writers may be considered.
Course Descriptions
16.53 English.
ENGL 4908 0:5
The Romantic Movement 2
The poetry and critical theory of Byron, Shelley and Keats. Emphasis is primarily on poetry; selected minor writers may be considered.
ENGL 4514/8 Literature of the Victorian Age
Anhistorical and critical study with
emphasis on the major poets (Browning, . Tannyson, 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. Jérome's College.
An historical and critical study of major
poets (Browning, Tennyson, Amold) and
of the literary criticism of the period. 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 460A/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.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
ENGL 460A 0:5 British Literature, 1885-1914. A study of works by such writers as Shaw, Conrad‘and Yeats.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
Loe
A study of works by such writers as James Joyce, D.H. Lawrence and T.S. Eliot.
Also offered at St. Jerome's College.
A latter grade for ENGL 495A will be submitted only after the completion of ENGL 4958.
"1654 Course Descriptions
COURSES NOT OFFERED 1986-87
Some courses listed in the calendar will not be offered in 1986-87. For a list of these courses, please see the Department during pre-registration period.
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