Academic Calendar 2015/2016 - Canadian Literature from the Colonial to Contemporary Period

ENGL 2255  Canadian Literature from the Colonial to Contemporary Period

Prerequisites:

Three credits of 1000 level ENGL (excluding ENGL 1551 and ENGL 1552).

Hours:

Three hours of lecture per week.

Credits:

6

Description:

This course is an historical survey of Canadian literature from the colonial to the contemporary period. Course readings may include fiction, poetry, drama, criticism and nonfiction as well as other forms. Students will be encouraged to develop an understanding of Canadian ""literary tradition,"" while critiquing the critical processes by which the Canadian ""literary tradition"" is constructed. A variety of perspectives on the literature will be offered and encouraged.