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ENGL 108Themes of Literature

Faculty
Arts
Last listed
1986–87

No longer offered. It’s in Waterloo’s scanned calendars from 1970–71 to 1986–87; the 1995–96 to 2023–24 calendars are on ucalendar.

An exploration of the great variety of literature through thematic perspectives.

As printed in the 1978–79 to 1986–87 calendars, read by OCR; the scanned page is the original.

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

62 posts and comments in 55 threads mention ENGL 108, December 2015 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Fall 2024

2A math courses 1 point, 9 comments

“What is the typical 2A math course selection? Do people usually take MATH 235 and MATH 237 in the same term? …”

u/jpnoro2003: “I'm currently in 2A hon math (planning on doing math optimization) and on my first co-op search, and my term is MATH 235, CO 250, STAT 230, ENGL 108D, ECON 102”

u/Agreeable-Figure-156: “who was your prof for engl 108d?”

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Spring 2024

Winter 2024

ENGL 108D or ENGL 101B? 1 point, 5 comments

u/ExcellentDolphin: “… i think i slightly want to do engl 108d more (it seems easier, and fits into a specializaiton i might want to do, the human computer one). i have the option in person and it's convenient as the lecture halls are literally where i live. the only downside?? …”

u/urinehugetrouble: “… idk how it compares to ENGL 108d since I haven't taken that one”

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Fall 2023

Winter 2023

Fall 2022

Easiest first year course at uw 2 points, 7 comments

“Basically I need to take an elective course to get a full course load since I dropped a math course. I will have already missed the first two weeks of whichever elective I go into so there is no way …”

u/kirab3lla: “engl108p as long as you’ve read harry potter before”

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cs492 vs engl108d 1 point, 5 comments

u/destopk: “Wanna take an easy course and was wondering, do these have the same/similar amounts of writing? I'd rather take a cs course than an engl one”

u/og_darcy: “Don’t know about cs492 but engl108d online was - weekly short responses (not much effort, just think of a blurb to write about the content that week) - one essay - one group video project with a draft doc (script sample, props, timeline, work breakdown and assignment) plus video”

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    In the scanned calendars

    How it read in each calendar from 1970–71 to 1986–87, newest first. The text is OCR of the scanned pages; years whose wording matches are shown once, from the clearest scan. Each year links to its page on uwloo and to that page of the scanned PDF.

    1978–79 to 1986–87 9 calendars

    An exploration of the great variety of literature through thematic perspectives.

    * Listed that year without a description, or as not offered.

    Not in the 1977–78 calendar.

    1975–76 to 1976–77 2 calendars

    Another title: H Isolation and Alienation, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    This course includes the study of a variety of works of literature 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 inner struggle isolates him from society and alienates him from his fellow man. The course will discuss the process in which wisdom and maturity are gained

    as the ultimate product of suffering.

    Not in the 1974–75 calendar.

    1973–74 1 calendar

    Another title: D The Quest Theme in, probably a different course under the same number (or a misread scan).

    bearings on questions of morality. The relationships include: (1) the moral values assumed by the writer and his culture; (2) the means by which moral values and ideals are clarified and promoted; (3) the consideration of true and false moral principles; (4) images of reward, nemesis, guilt, and redemption. Some attention will be given to the traditional categories of morality, especially the Deadly Sins and the Cardinal Virtues.

    The course will examine the “Quest-Theme” as it occurs in various

    Literature genres of literature. Among other things it will discuss the significance of

    Odysseus and Moses as archetypal figures, the importance of quest in Romantic poetry, the psychological quest in drama, and the connection between the “Quest Theme” and the concern of the Western World with the idea of progress as a movement toward the realization of the Promised Land through technology. The course will be presented through a combination of lectures and seminars.

    Not in the 1972–73 calendar.

    1971–72 1 calendar

    This course will present the student with some recurrent themes in the literature of various ages. The following themes will be offered in 1971-72: the hero, uptopia and anti-utopia, literature and morality, the quest theme. For more details, see the English Department.

    1970–71 1 calendar

    This course will present the student with some recurrent themes in the literature of various ages. Some examples of themes the student may encounter in this course are “The Hero”, “Utopian Literature”, “Themes of Love and Death in Literature”, “Literature of Revolution”, “Literature and Morality”, “The Problems of Freedom and Choice in Literature”, “The Role of the Artist”.t