Simon Fraser University
Engaging the World

Course Outlines

Fall 2022 - ENGL 414W D100

Seminar in Literature and History (4)

Class Number: 4505

Delivery Method: In Person

Overview

  • Course Times + Location:

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Wed, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

    Sep 7 – Dec 6, 2022: Fri, 2:30–4:20 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Exam Times + Location:

    Dec 14, 2022
    Wed, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
    Burnaby

  • Prerequisites:

    45 units or two 300-division English courses.

Description

CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:

Advanced seminar on selected literary works as they intersect with and are shaped by their historical, social, and cultural environments. May be organized by theme, critical approach, historical period, or individual author. This course may be repeated for credit if a different topic is taught. Writing.

COURSE DETAILS:


STRANGE NEW WORLDS, 1500-1750

The literature of the modern English language was marked from the beginning by stories of elsewhere. These works don't just imagine other parts of the world, but other worlds entirely. Historically speaking, their authors are responding to the colonial expansion of European societies that began in the sixteenth century; and to the "scientific revolution" that marched along with it. In this course, we'll read (or sample) six texts from the early modern period that take us Beyond.

Grading

  • Term Paper Proposal (with revisions) 25%
  • In-class Presentation or Performance 15%
  • Term Paper (10 pages) 40%
  • Final exam (2 hours) 20%

NOTES:

All required readings, except the selections from Paradise Lost, are available via SFU Bookstore. Students may use editions other than the listed ones on their own recognizance (in other words this always causes problems and is probably not worth it).

Materials

REQUIRED READING:

Thomas More, Utopia, ed. Adams (Norton). 
ISBN: 9780393961454

William Shakespeare, The Tempest, ed. Orgel (Oxford).  
ISBN: 9780199535903

Francis Godwin, The Man in the Moone, ed. Poole (Broadview).  
ISBN: 9781551118963

Jonathan Swift, Gulliver's Travels, ed. Ingram (Broadview).
ISBN: 9781551119793

Francis Bacon, New Atlantis and The Great Instauration, ed. Weinberger (Wiley-Blackwell). 
ISBN: 9781119098027

John Milton, Paradise Lost (1674), [selections--Books 4 and 5, plus?]. Milton Reading Room, online.

REQUIRED READING NOTES:

Your personalized Course Material list, including digital and physical textbooks, are available through the SFU Bookstore website by simply entering your Computing ID at: shop.sfu.ca/course-materials/my-personalized-course-materials.

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.

For all On-Campus Courses, please note the following:
- 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:

ACADEMIC INTEGRITY: YOUR WORK, YOUR SUCCESS

SFU’s Academic Integrity website http://www.sfu.ca/students/academicintegrity.html is filled with information on what is meant by academic dishonesty, where you can find resources to help with your studies and the consequences of cheating. Check out the site for more information and videos that help explain the issues in plain English.

Each student is responsible for his or her conduct as it affects the university community. Academic dishonesty, in whatever form, is ultimately destructive of the values of the university. Furthermore, it is unfair and discouraging to the majority of students who pursue their studies honestly. Scholarly integrity is required of all members of the university. http://www.sfu.ca/policies/gazette/student/s10-01.html