English Area Groupings

NOTE: Some courses are not offered every year so please consult the current timetable, in addition to the calendar, when registering.

Courses which cover more than one area (e.g., ENGL 2001.03: British Literature to 1800) may be counted only toward one.

1) Literary Theory and Criticism (recommended): ENGL 3000.03: Close Reading, ENGL 3001.03: History of Literary Criticism, ENGL 3002.03: Contemporary Critical Theory

2) Medieval: ENGL 2001.03: British Literature to 1800.03, ENGL 2018.03: Arthur, ENGL 2020.03: Sampling Medieval Literature, ENGL 2237.03: Outlaw Tales, ENGL 3005.03: The Canterbury Tales, ENGL 3006.03: Old English; ENGL 3009.03 Medieval English Drama

3) Renaissance/Early Modern: ENGL 2001.03: British Literature to 1800, ENGL 2215.03: Young Shakespeare, ENGL 2217.03: Shakespeare at the Globe, ENGL 3010.03: Renaissance Poetry and Culture I:  More to Jonson, ENGL 3011.03: Renaissance Poetry and Culture II: Donne to Milton, ENGL 3015.03: Renaissance Drama, ENGL 3314.03: Shakespeare and His Contemporaries on Film

4) Restoration and Eighteenth-Century: ENGL 2001.03: British Literature to 1800, ENGL 2218.03: Gothic Fiction, ENGL 3017.03: English Poetry and Prose 1660-1740, ENGL 3019.03: Poetry and Prose 1740-1789, ENGL 3020.03: English Drama 1660-1800, ENGL 3022.03: English Fiction to 1820, ENGL 3040.03: Irish Literature, 1700-1900

5) Romantics: ENGL 2002.03: British Literature after 1800, ENGL 2218.03: Gothic Fiction, ENGL 3022.03: English Fiction to 1820, ENGL 3026.03: Romantic Era I: Radicals and Visionaries, ENGL 3027.03: Romantic Era II: The Satanic and the Sublime, ENGL 3040.03: Irish Literature, 1700-1900

6) Victorian: ENGL 2002.03: British Literature after 1800, ENGL 2218.03: Gothic Fiction, ENGL 2231.03: Foundations of Science Fiction, ENGL 2238.03: Children's Literature, ENGL 3029.03: Victorian Poetry, ENGL 3031.03: The Nineteenth-Century British Novel from Austen to Dickens, ENGL 3032.03: The Nineteenth-Century British Novel from Dickens to Hardy, ENGL 3040.03: Irish Literature, 1700-1900

7) Modern British: ENGL 2002.03: British Literature after 1800, ENGL 2231.03: Foundations of Science Fiction, ENGL 2232.03: Contemporary Science Fiction, ENGL 2235.03: Tolkien: Fantasy and Medievalism, ENGL 3234.03: British Literature of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3235.03: British Literature of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3238.03: Fiction of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3239.03: Fiction of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3240.03: Drama of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3241.03: Drama of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3242.03: Poetry of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3243.03: Poetry of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3250.03: Contemporary Women Poets, ENGL 3255.03: Experimental Subjects: Women, Writing, Life, ENGL 3260.03: Contemporary Fiction; ENGL 3503.03: Modern Theatre

8) American: ENGL 2003.03: American Literature, ENGL 2070.03: African American Literature, ENGL 2232.03: Contemporary Science Fiction, ENGL 3061.03: American Literature to 1865, ENGL 3062.03: American Literature 1865-1914, ENGL 3070.03: Twentieth-Century African-American Novel, ENGL 3089.03: Gender and Sexuality in Asian North American Writing, ENGL 3220.03: American Literature of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3221.03: American Literature of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3238.03: Fiction of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3239.03: Fiction of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3240.03: Drama of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3241.03: Drama of the Later Twentieth Century,ENGL 3242.03: Poetry of the Earlier Twentieth Century, ENGL 3243.03: Poetry of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3245.03: The Beat Generation

9) Canadian: ENGL 2004.03: Canadian Literature, ENGL 3089.03: Gender and Sexuality in Asian North American Writing, ENGL 3231.03: Modern Canadian Literature, ENGL 3239.03: Fiction of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3241.03: Drama of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3243.03: Poetry of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3250.03: Contemporary Women Poets, ENGL 3255.03: Experimental Subjects: Women, Writing, Life, ENGL 3260.03: Contemporary Fiction, ENGL 3270.03: Contemporary Canadian Literature

10) Postcolonial/World Literature: ENGL 2005.03: World Literature, ENGL 2090.03: Literature, Multiculturalism, and Identity, ENGL 2210.03: Introduction to the African Diaspora,  ENGL 3086.03: Post-Colonial Literatures, ENGL 3087.03: Literature of the Asian Diaspora, ENGL 3088: African Caribbean Women Writers, ENGL 3089.03  Gender and Sexuality in Asian North American Writing, ENGL 3239.03: Fiction of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3241.03: Drama of the Later Twentieth Century, ENGL 3243.03: Poetry of the Later Twentieth Century; ENGL 3250.03: Gender and Sexuality in Asian North American Writing, ENGL 3255.03: Experimental Subjects: Women, Writing, Life, ENGL 3260.03: Contemporary Fiction

11) Cultural Studies/Popular Culture: ENGL 2006.03: Cultural Studies, ENGL 2030.03: Literature, Health and Healing, ENGL 2040.03: Mystery and Detective Fiction, ENGL 2050.03: Literature and Propaganda, ENGL 2060.03: Sports Literature, ENGL 2080.03: Cartoons and Comics, ENGL 2085.03: Video Games: Story, World and Play, ENGL 2088.03: Images and Texts, ENGL 2095.03: Narrative in the Cinema, ENGL 2231.03 Foundations of Science Fiction; ENGL 2232.03: Contemporary Science Fiction, ENGL 2235.03 Tolkien; ENGL 2236.03: Fantasy after Tolkien, ENGL 3300.03: TV: Theory and Criticism, ENGL 3301.03: Graphic Novels, ENGL 3305: Fan Culture, ENGL 3320.03: Literature and the History of Medicine

12) Writing/Creative Writing/Language: ENGL 2010.03: The Personal Essay, ENGL 3098.03: Creative Writing: Poetry 1, ENGL 3099.03: Creative Writing: Fiction 1, ENGL 3110.03: Writing in a Digital Age, ENGL 3112.03: Writing Theory, ENGL 3113.03: Writing Practice, ENGL 3203.03: History of the English Language, ENGL 3311.03: Editing and Publishing Literature