Something dead which still seems to be alive. “What is a ghost? A tragedy condemned to repeat itself time and again? An instant of pain, perhaps. Primary texts will include the following: The course is recommended for students intending to become English majors. The course fulfils the first-year component of the Faculty of Arts Writing and Research Requirement and is open only to students in the Faculty of Arts.
This course offers a writing-intensive introduction to the disciplines of literary studies through the exploration of texts in their critical and theoretical contexts. Our attention will be on close reading, the basis of all literary analysis. Students will learn to discuss the varied techniques of writing. We’ll be concerned with both form and content. In this course we’ll read a wide selection of poetry in order to develop and refine the skill of analyzing literature.
