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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 340 | Indigenous LiteraturesIntroduces the burgeoning field of Indigenous literary studies, with a focus on literature written by Canadian Indigenous and Métis authors, poets, and playwrights. Applying “First Peoples Principles of Learning”, students will discuss, experience, examine, and write about several genres, including oral traditions, poetry, drama, fiction, and non-fiction. Through literature and language, students will explore the key themes of local knowledge and place, respect, resilience, and trust. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 348 | World DramaThis survey course of the dramatic literature of the past 2500 years begins with the Greek and Roman classic drama and principal Asian drama. It then examines the Christian drama of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance neoclassical drama of the early modern period, and the 18th century antecedents to the realistic drama of the 19th century. Students also explore the modern drama of the 20th century, and the global contemporary international drama of the 21st century. This is a reading and discussion course that requires students to read major plays and attend live performances of world dramatic masterpieces being performed at local theatres. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
Cross-listed: THTR 348. |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 348 | World DramaThis survey course of the dramatic literature of the past 2500 years begins with the Greek and Roman classic drama and principal Asian drama. It then examines the Christian drama of the Middle Ages, the Renaissance neoclassical drama of the early modern period, and the 18th century antecedents to the realistic drama of the 19th century. Students also explore the modern drama of the 20th century, and the global contemporary international drama of the 21st century. This is a reading and discussion course that requires students to read major plays and attend live performances of world dramatic masterpieces being performed at local theatres. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 351 | Shakespeare IAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include: Venus and Adonis, the history play Richard III, the comedy The Merchant of Venice, the tragedies Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra, and the romances The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 352
Cross-listed: THTR 341 |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 351 | Shakespeare IAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include: Venus and Adonis, the history play Richard III, the comedy The Merchant of Venice, the tragedies Titus Andronicus, Hamlet, and Antony and Cleopatra, and the romances The Winter’s Tale and The Tempest. Course Credits: 3
NB: No overlap with ENGL 352.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 352 | Shakespeare IIAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include selected sonnets, the comedies The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It, the problem play Measure for Measure, the tragedies King Lear and Macbeth, and the romance Cymbeline. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 351.
Cross-listed: THTR 342 |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 352 | Shakespeare IIAn intensive study of selected works by William Shakespeare situated in their Elizabethan and Jacobean contexts. Works studied may include selected sonnets, the comedies The Comedy of Errors, A Midsummer Night’s Dream and As You Like It, the problem play Measure for Measure, the tragedies King Lear and Macbeth, and the romance Cymbeline. Course Credits: 3
NB: No overlap with ENGL 351.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 371 | The Nineteenth-Century NovelA study of representative novels from nineteenth century Britain. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 371 | The Nineteenth-Century NovelA study of representative novels from nineteenth century Britain. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 372 | Romantic Poetry & PoeticsA study of the poetry created by the authors grouped under the term “Romantic.” Students will consider both the poetry and critical theories of these influential authors. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 372 | Romantic Poetry and PoeticsA study of the poetry created by the authors grouped under the term “Romantic.” Students will consider both the poetry and critical theories of these influential authors. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 382 | Modern British LiteratureA study of representative works in British fiction and poetry that have been most influential in shaping and reflecting twentieth-century sensibilities and imaginations. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 382 | Modern British LiteratureA study of representative works in British fiction and poetry that have been most influential in shaping and reflecting twentieth-century sensibilities and imaginations. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 384 | Contemporary Canadian FictionA study of representative works of contemporary Canadian fiction and the development of the postmodern, and post-colonial, and post-national novel. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 384 | Contemporary Canadian FictionA study of representative works of contemporary Canadian fiction and the development of the postmodern, and post-colonial, and post-national novel. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 390 | Individual Authors & Literary ThemesDesigned to give students the opportunity to study the works of significant writers while also providing opportunities for engagement with thematic concerns and special topics in literary studies. Note: Students may take more than one version of this course. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 390 | Individual Authors and Literary ThemesDesigned to give students the opportunity to study the works of significant writers while also providing opportunities for engagement with thematic concerns and special topics in literary studies. Note: Students may take more than one version of this course. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 391 | Children's LiteratureA survey of children’s literature from the sixteenth century to the present, examining representative texts and changing attitudes towards children and their books. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 391 | Children's LiteratureA survey of children’s literature from the sixteenth century to the present, examining representative texts and changing attitudes towards children and their books. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 392 | Fantasy LiteratureA study of the genre of fantasy literature, including some early works (such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) that shaped the imagination of creators of modern fantasy such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 392 | Fantasy LiteratureA study of the genre of fantasy literature, including some early works (such as Beowulf and Sir Gawain and the Green Knight) that shaped the imagination of creators of modern fantasy such as C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 393 | Canadian DramaA survey of Canadian plays, starting with the first official play written in North America (a 17th-century Canadian play) and progressing to 21st-century dramatists and their texts. Students will engage in detailed analyses of plays: their structures, historical/cultural contexts, and present-day relevance. The plays explore a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to family life, social issues, class struggles, oppression, and marginalization. Students will also read plays about Indigenous culture and plays by Indigenous writers. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
Cross-listed: THTR 343 |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 393 | Canadian DramaA survey of Canadian plays, starting with the first official play written in North America (a 17th-century Canadian play) and progressing to 21st-century dramatists and their texts. Students will engage in detailed analyses of plays: their structures, historical/cultural contexts, and present-day relevance. The plays explore a variety of topics and themes, including but not limited to family life, social issues, class struggles, oppression, and marginalization. Students will also read plays about Indigenous culture and plays by Indigenous writers. Course Credits: 3
NB: Attendance at theatre performances is required. Not offered every year. See department chair.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 394 | Modern DramaA study of eight to ten modern plays, British, American, and Canadian, representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last one hundred years. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
Cross-listed: THTR 344 |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 394 | Modern DramaA study of eight to ten modern plays, British, American, and Canadian, representing different forms and approaches to drama in the last one hundred years. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 396 | American DramaA survey of significant American dramatic literature. Touching on the 18th and 19th century contributions from Royal Tyler's The Contrast (1787) to George Aiken's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853) and Steele MacKaye's Hazel Kirke (1880), the course moves quickly to Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon (1920), which many historians consider the first truly indigenous American drama of international import, and examines the significant work of playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, and David Mamet. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing; or 6 sem. hrs. of English and 3 sem. hrs. of theatre and third or fourth year standing; or instructor's consent.
Cross-listed: THTR 346 |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 396 | American DramaA survey of significant American dramatic literature. Touching on the 18th and 19th century contributions from Royall Tyler's The Contrast (1787) to George Aiken's Uncle Tom's Cabin (1853) and Steele MacKaye's Hazel Kirke (1880), the course moves quickly to Eugene O'Neill's Beyond the Horizon (1920), which many historians consider the first truly indigenous American drama of international import, and examines the significant work of playwrights such as Arthur Miller, Lillian Hellman, Tennessee Williams, Sam Shepard, and David Mamet. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 400 | Special Topics in EnglishIndependent but guided research in a specialized area of interest to the student. Directed studies are not offered concurrently for courses available in the regular academic year. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English, third or fourth year standing, and instructor's consent. (3- 0; 3-0)
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 400 | Special Topics in EnglishIndependent but guided research in a specialized area of interest to the student. Directed studies are not offered concurrently for courses available in the regular academic year. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 412 | Twentieth-Century American LiteratureA study of representative works of twentieth-century American literature and the development of its themes in various historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 412 | Twentieth-Century American LiteratureA study of representative works of twentieth-century American literature and the development of its themes in various historical, political, and socio-cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 414 | Literature & SpiritualityLiterature has been at the centre of the human story from its beginnings as recorded in ancient sacred texts to its current study as cultural narrative with transformative and transcendent possibilities for interpretation and creativity. This course will explore literary themes integral to the pursuit of Christian spirituality, past and present. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 414 | Literature and SpiritualityLiterature has been at the centre of the human story from its beginnings as recorded in ancient sacred texts to its current study as cultural narrative with transformative and transcendent possibilities for interpretation and creativity. This course will explore literary themes integral to the pursuit of Christian spirituality, past and present. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 415 | Literature & the EnvironmentA survey of English literary texts reflecting changing conceptions of and attitudes toward nature across time and place. Students will apply ecocritical analytical approaches to literature that explore the relationships among human and non-human beings and the environment. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 416 | Literature & GenderExamines the ways in which gender is represented in all forms of literature, from poetry and fiction to drama and creative nonfiction. Students will evaluate how literary representations of gender are informed by other social variables, such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religious belief, political affiliation, and cultural background. They will appraise how time and place influence depictions of gender in literature and apply a broad array of contemporary literary theories to their analysis of diverse works of literature. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 422 | ChaucerA study of The Canterbury Tales and selected minor works, which may include The Book of the Duchess, The Parliament of Fowls, and Troilus and Criseyde. The course involves reading Chaucer’s texts in their historical and cultural contexts. The student will also develop a good reading knowledge of Chaucerian Middle English. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 430
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 422 | ChaucerA study of The Canterbury Tales and selected minor works, which may include The Book of the Duchess, The Parliament of Fowls, and Troilus and Criseyde. The course involves reading Chaucer’s texts in their historical and cultural contexts. The student will also develop a good reading knowledge of Chaucerian Middle English. Course Credits: 3
NB: No overlap with ENGL 430.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 430 | Medieval Mystical LiteratureA study of the literary writings of several medieval writers in the Christian mystical tradition, situated in their cultural and religious contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
NB: No overlap with ENGL 422.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 430 | Medieval Mystical LiteratureA study of the literary writings of several medieval writers in the Christian mystical tradition, situated in their cultural and religious contexts. Course Credits: 3
NB: No overlap with ENGL 422.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 450 | Honours EssayAll honours students will write a research paper of 20 to 25 pages, supervised by a member of the Department of English and Creative Writing, to be completed in the fourth year of study. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): Admission to honours program. See department chair.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 450 | Honours EssayAll honours students will write a research paper of 20 to 25 pages, supervised by a member of the Department of English and Creative Writing, to be completed in the fourth year of study. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 451 | Drama to 1642 Excluding ShakespeareA study of English drama from its liturgical origins to the closing of the theatres in 1642, including medieval mystery cycles and morality plays as well as works by Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline playwrights. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
Cross-listed: THTR 441 |
| 2025-2026 | ENGL 451 | Drama to 1642 Excluding ShakespeareA study of English drama from its liturgical origins to the closing of the theatres in 1642, including medieval mystery cycles and morality plays as well as works by Elizabethan, Jacobean, and Caroline playwrights. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 453 | MiltonAn intensive study of selected works of poetry and prose by John Milton, situated in their cultural contexts. Particular attention is paid to Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 453 | MiltonAn intensive study of selected works of poetry and prose by John Milton, situated in their cultural contexts. Particular attention is paid to Paradise Lost and Paradise Regained. Course Credits: 3
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 454 | Renaissance Poetry & ProseA study of selected works of Renaissance poetry and prose (excluding those by Shakespeare and Milton), situated in their cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 454 | Renaissance Poetry and ProseA study of selected works of Renaissance poetry and prose (excluding those by Shakespeare and Milton), situated in their cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 456 | Seventeenth-Century Women's WritingA study of selected works written by women in seventeenth-century Britain and America, situated in their cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English or third-year standing.
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| 2025-2026 | ENGL 456 | Seventeenth-Century Women's WritingA study of selected works written by women in seventeenth-century Britain and America, situated in their cultural contexts. Course Credits: 3
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| 2024-2025 | ENGL 465 | Eighteenth-Century LiteratureA study of the literary works of the major writers of the eighteenth century. Course Credits: 3
Prerequisite(s): 9 sem. hrs. of English and third or fourth year standing, or instructor's consent. (3- 0; 0-0)
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