Summer 2019 - ENGL 438W D100
Topics in Modernism (4)
Class Number: 4311
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
May 6 – Aug 2, 2019: Tue, Thu, 12:30–2:20 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Mary Ann Gillies
gillies@sfu.ca
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Prerequisites:
Two 300 division English courses, with one of ENGL 340, 347, or 354 strongly recommended. Reserved for English honours, major, joint major and minor students.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
Addresses issues in Modernism. May include Canadian, British, American and other literatures. Students with credit for ENGL 338 or ENGL 348 may not take this course for further credit. Writing.
COURSE DETAILS:
Studies in Modernism: 1922
In the preface to her 1936 collection of essays, Not Under Forty, Willa Cather famously said that “The world broke in two in 1922 or thereabouts.” Her comments underscore the importance of 1922, which is often cited as the landmark year for literary modernism. Major works published that year such as Joyce’s Ulysses and Eliot’s The Waste Land continue to fascinate and challenge readers and critics alike. In this course we will look at five major Anglo-American modernist texts that were published in 1922: we will read them in their social, historical and material contexts; and we will also examinine contemporary and current critical responses to them.
Grading
- Oral Presentation 15%
- Response Papers (in class) 20%
- Essay 1 (1000 words) 25%
- Research Essay Proposal and Annotated Bibliography 10%
- Essay 2 (3000 words) including submission of a draft and revisions 30%
Materials
REQUIRED READING:
| Eliot, T.S. | The Waste Land and Other Poems | Broadview |
| Joyce, James | Ulysses | Oxford World Classics |
| Mansfield, Katherine | The Garden Party and Other Stories | Penguin Modern Classics |
| McKay, Claude | Harlem Shadows | Kessinger Publishing |
| Woolf, Virginia | Jacob's Room | Penguin |
There will also be required critical readings made available on Canvas
NB We will read selected chapters from Ulysses, not the whole text in this course.
Department Undergraduate Notes:
IMPORTANT NOTE Re 300 and 400 level courses: 75% of spaces in 300 level English courses, and 100% of spaces in 400 level English courses, are reserved for declared English Major, Minor, Extended Minor, Joint Major, and Honours students only, until open enrollment begins.
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- To receive credit for the course, students must complete all requirements.
- Tutorials/Seminars WILL be held the first week of classes.
- When choosing your schedule, remember to check "Show lab/tutorial sections" to see all Lecture/Seminar/Tutorial times required.
Registrar Notes:
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