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NB:ÌýStudents in an English program who wish to take an introductory Shakespeare course ³¾³Ü²õ³ÙÌý³Ù²¹°ì±ð ENGL 315 and not ENGL 215.Ìý If you took ENGL 215 prior to declaring your English program on Minerva, however, that course may count retroactively towards your program requirements in one of:Ìý pre-1800 courses; Major Author; Shakespeare; Renaissance.
Theory and Criticism
- ENGL 317Ìý Theory of English Studies 1ÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 319 ÌýTheory of English Studies 3Ìý (Fall)
- ENGL 346 ÌýMateriality and Sociology of the Text Ìý(Fall)
Major Author Courses
- ENGL 315Ìý Shakespeare (Fall)
- ENGL 316Ìý Milton Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 345Ìý Literature and Society:ÌýHow Shakespeare Created Modern Society (Fall)
- ENGL 405 ÌýStudies in Nineteenth Century Literature 2: The Brontës Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 409 ÌýStudies in a Canadian Author: Alice MunroÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 416 ÌýStudies in Shakespeare (Politics of the Past: Writing the Nation in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries) Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 417 ÌýA Major English Poet: Spenser Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 418 ÌýA Major Modernist Author: The Writings of Virginia Woolf (Fall)
- ENGL 418 ÌýA Major Modernist Author: T.S. Eliot Ìý(Winter)
- PLAI Ìý500 ÌýAdvanced Interdisciplinary Humanities Seminar:ÌýPlaying Shakespeare:ÌýTheory and Practice of Theatrical-Musical TransformationÌý (Winter)
Literature before 1800
- ENGL 300 ÌýThe Seventeenth CenturyÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 301 ÌýEarlier 18th-Century NovelÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 304 ÌýLater Eighteenth Century Novel Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 305 ÌýRenaissance English Literature 1: Sixteenth Century Non-Dramatic Literary Culture Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 307 ÌýSurvey of 17th Century LiteratureÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 315 ÌýShakespeareÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 316 ÌýMiltonÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 342 ÌýIntroduction to Old English Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 358 ÌýChaucer - Troilus and Cresyde Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 403 ÌýStudies in the Eighteenth Century Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 416 ÌýStudies in Shakespeare (Politics of the Past: Writing the Nation in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries) Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 447 Crosscurrents of English Literature and European Literature 1Ìý (Fall)
Canadian Literature
- ENGL 327ÌýÌýCanadian Prose Fiction 1ÌýÌý(Fall)
- ENGL 328 ÌýDevelopment of Canadian Poetry ÌýÌýÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 333ÌýÌýDevelopment of Canadian Poetry 2ÌýÌý(Fall)
- ENGL 409 ÌýStudies in a Canadian Author: Alice MunroÌýÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 410 ÌýTheme or Movement in Canadian Literature (Fall)
American Literature
- ENGL 324 Ìý20th C. American ProseÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 326 Ìý19th-Century American ProseÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 414 ÌýStudies in 20th-Century Literature 1Ìý (Winter)
- ENGL 525 ÌýAmerican LiteratureÌý (Fall)
Backgrounds of English Literature
- ENGL 347 ÌýGreat Writings of Europe 1Ìý (Winter)
- ENGL 348 ÌýGreat Writings of Europe 2Ìý (Winter)
- ENGL 447 ÌýCrosscurrents of English Literature and European Literature 1Ìý (Fall)
Old English
- ENGL 342 ÌýIntroduction to Old EnglishÌý (Fall)
Medieval
- ENGL 348 ÌýGreat Writings of Europe 2Ìý (Winter)
- ENGL 356 ÌýMiddle EnglishÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 358 ÌýChaucer: Troilus and CresydeÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 447ÌýÌýCrosscurrents of English Literature and European Literature 1 Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 452 ÌýStudies in Old English: Reading BeowulfÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 456 ÌýMiddle EnglishÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 500 ÌýMiddle EnglishÌý (Winter)
Renaissance
- ENGL 300 ÌýThe Seventeenth Century: The 1590sÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 305 ÌýRenaissance English Literature 1: Sixteenth Century Non-Dramatic Literary Culture Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 307 ÌýSurvey of 17th Century LiteratureÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 315 ÌýShakespeareÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 316 ÌýMiltonÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 345 ÌýLiterature and Society Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 416 ÌýStudies in Shakespeare (Politics of the Past: Writing the Nation in Shakespeare and His Contemporaries) Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 417 ÌýA Major English Poet ÌýÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 501 ÌýThe Sixteenth CenturyÌý (Fall)
Restoration
- ENGL 310 ÌýRestoration & 18th Century DramaÌý (Fall)
18th-Century Literature
- ENGL 301 ÌýEarlier 18th-Century NovelÌý Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 304 ÌýLater Eighteenth Century NovelÌý ÌýÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 403 ÌýStudies in the Eighteenth CenturyÌý (Winter)
Romantic
- ENGL 331 ÌýLiterature of the Romantic Period 1Ìý (Fall)
- ENGL 332 ÌýLiterature of the Romantic Period 2 Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 504 Ìý19th Century: Reading Don Juan ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý(Winter)
Victorian
- ENGL 330 ÌýEnglish Novel of the Nineteenth Century 2Ìý (Fall)
- ENGL 394 ÌýPopular Literary FormsÌý (Fall)
- ENGL 404 ÌýStudies in Nineteenth Century Literature 1: Theory of the NovelÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 405 ÌýStudies in Nineteenth Century Literature 2: The BrontësÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 423 ÌýStudies in 19th-Century Literature: Literature of the British Empire ÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 504 Ìý19th Century: ÌýReading Don JuanÌý (Winter)
19th-Century AmericanÌý
- ENGL 326 Ìý19th-Century American ProseÌý (Fall)
Early 20th Century
- ENGL 328 ÌýÌýDevelopment of Canadian Poetry Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 335 ÌýÌýThe 20th C. Novel 1 Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 414 ÌýÌýStudies in 20th-Century Literature 1 ÌýÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 418 ÌýÌýA Major Modernist Author: T.S. Eliot Ìý(Winter)
Modern
- ENGL 314 Ìý20th Century Drama Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 324 Ìý20th C. American Prose Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 335 ÌýThe 20th C. Novel 1 Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 418 ÌýA Major Modernist Author: T.S. Eliot Ìý(Winter)
- ENGL 430 ÌýStudies in Drama: Modernism in the Theatre Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 545 ÌýTopics in Literature and Society: Reading the LandscapeÌý (Winter)
PostmodernÌý
- ENGL 320 ÌýPostcolonial Literature: Postcolonial EncountersÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 333 ÌýDevelopment of Canadian Poetry 2 Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 336 ÌýThe Twentieth Century Novel 2: The Novel in South Asia Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 376Ìý Scene Study: Multiculturalism and North American Drama (Winter)
- ENGL 385 ÌýTopics in Literature and Film: Science Fiction (Winter)
- ENGL 421 ÌýAfrican Literature Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 545 ÌýTopics in Literature and Society: Reading the LandscapeÌý (Winter)
Contemporary
- ENGL 320 ÌýPostcolonial Literature: Postcolonial EncountersÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 333 ÌýDevelopment of Canadian Poetry 2 Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 336 ÌýThe Twentieth Century Novel 2Ìý (Fall)
- ENGL 376Ìý Scene Study: Multiculturalism and North American DramaÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 409Ìý Studies in a Canadian Author: Alice MunroÌý (Winter)
- ENGL 410 ÌýTheme or Movement in Canadian Literature Ìý(Fall)
- ENGL 492 ÌýImage and Text: The Graphic Novel (Fall)
- ENGL 525 ÌýAmerican Literature Ìý(Fall)
Courses on Shakespeare
- ENGL 315ÌýÌýShakespeareÌý(Fall)
- ENGL 345Ìý Literature and Society: How Shakespeare Created Modern SocietyÌý(Fall)
- ENGL 416Ìý Studies in Shakespeare:ÌýThe Politics of the Past:ÌýWriting the Nation in the Drama of Shakespeare and his ContemporariesÌý(Winter)
Cultural StudiesÌý ( as Literature Honours requirement)
Any course on the Complementary Course List for Cultural Studies fulfills this requirement.Ìý
Drama and TheatreÌý (as Literature Honours requirement)
Any course on the Complementary Course List for Drama and Theatre fulfills this requirement
Additional courses from the Literature Option’s offerings
This category includes all the courses listed above except required courses, as well as the courses listed below.
Note that any English course not on this list — such as courses in Cultural Studies — may not count towards your Literature program.Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý Ìý
- ENGL 438 ÌýStudies in a Literary Form: The Literary Fairy Tale Ìý(Winter)
- RUSS 454Ìý Narratives of DesireÌýÌý(Winter)
- ENGL 460Ìý Studies in Literary Theory:ÌýTheorizing the ComicÌý(Fall)
- ENGL 464 ÌýCreative Writing – Richler Writer in Residence Ìý
- ENGL 568 ÌýStudies in Dramatic Form: Contemporary TragedyÌý (Winter)