Simon Fraser University
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Course Outlines

Spring 2015 - ENGL 330 D100

Studies in Victorian Literature (4)

Class Number: 3347

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Jan 6 – Apr 13, 2015: Fri, 1:30–5:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Apr 20, 2015
    Mon, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    Two 100 division English courses and two 200 division English courses.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Addresses specific issues in Victorian literature in English. May be organized by author, genre, or critical approach and may include literature from outside of Britain. Students with credit for ENGL 329 or 333 may not take this course for further credit.

COURSE DETAILS:

Oscar Wilde: À rebours

"The ages live in history through their anachronisms." --Wilde

In this course, we will study the late Victorian author and personality, Oscar Wilde. Apostle of an English renaissance, a Celtic revival, a cultural hellenism, and a queer modernity, he has been called a man out of his time. We'll study Oscar Wilde’s life, writings, contexts, and multiple legacies in relationship to the histories, peoples, and places that have made him a cultural phenomenon across the ages.  The course will be delivered via lecture, seminar, workshop, fieldtrip, virtual discussion, and student presentation. (Students of English 392 Summer 2014 are not eligible to take this class).

Grading

  • Attendance & Participation 10%
  • Research Assignment 10%
  • Reading Journals 20%
  • Lightning Talk 15%
  • Final Research Project 25%
  • Final Exam 20%

NOTES:



REQUIREMENTS:

To receive credit for this course, students must complete all course assignments.

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Oscar Wilde, Complete Works of Oscar Wilde (Harper Collins 1994)

Oscar Wilde and Aubrey Beardsley, Salome (Dover 1967)

Moises Kaufman, Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Vintage 1998)

  • Other course materials will be available via Canvas.

Department Undergraduate Notes:

To receive credit for this course, students must complete all requirements.

TUTORIALS/SEMINARS WILL BE HELD THE FIRST WEEK OF CLASSES

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Registrar Notes:

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