ENGL 201The Short Story
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
- Subject
- English
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
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.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
None listed.
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
63% liked it70% easy50% useful
From 8 ratings and 2 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
If you like short stories, but you found a lot of them to be too high brow for you when exploring on your own, this course will show you how to appreciate even the most complicated stories. If you like writing, it will also show you how to write better. If you just need to improve your rhetoric, this course will teach you that too.
If you don't like English and essays make your cry, avoid this one like the plague.Aug 2014 · liked it · 1 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Some of the stories were interesting, but there are much better English courses out there, with better texts. Reading the stories felt like a chore.
Apr 2021 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
4 posts and comments in 3 threads mention ENGL 201, July 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 2020
English bird courses 2xx+??? 2 points, 8 comments
u/Lil-Shiro: “… Then look into the English courses that are cross listed with DAC ones (ENGL 201/202/203/204). …”
“My program sounds cooler than it is” thread 17 points, 30 comments
“I’ll start: Majoring in Rhetoric, Media, Professional communications; specializing in technical writing; minoring in digital arts communication”
u/reallyred22: “I'm also in RMPC, but instead of anything as useful as technical writing, I have a philosophy minor...”
u/reallyred22: “ENGL 470C, which is my last required course to graduate, finally. I needed any two other courses, so I'm in ENGL 201, as well as CLAS 104. Which courses are you taking?”
u/wallflower890: “I’m dreading taking the required literature courses... those are not my jam at all. I’m currently taking engl 292, 320, 201h, and 210j”
Spring 2015
What is an easy elective for someone in fourth year? 0 points, 3 comments
“Hi, I am in fourth year and I am going to complete all of my CS requirements after this term. I am looking for about 2 to 3 electives to take in winter of 2016. …”
u/mediocrityisenough: “CLAS202 is all memorization based, not really a lot of reading/thinking. ENGL201 you can get through without much reading/thinking. MUSIC140 is really fun.”
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