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Revision 2 closed January 8, 2008, replaced by current version.
Delivery mode: Individualized study or grouped study.
Credits: 3 - Humanities
Prerequisite: ENGL 211 or equivalent first year course.
Precluded course: ENGL 291 and ENGL 292. (ENGL 212 may not be taken for credit if credit as already been obtained for ENGL 291 and ENGL 292.)
Centre: Centre for Language and Literature
ENGL 212 has a Challenge for Credit option.
Course Website
ENGL 212 introduces the elements and forms of drama, and provides an historical perspective on the development of drama, with reference to three plays: a tragedy from the sixteenth century, a tragi-comedy from the early twentieth century, and a modern comedy.
In the second unit the course introduces forms of poetry, with a wide variety of examples from Shakespeare to Atwood, examining themes, structure, style, and imagery.
Unit 1: Drama - Shakespeare, Shaw, MacDonald
Unit 2: Poetry - lyric, narrative, dramatic, free verse
To receive credit for ENGL 212, you must achieve a composite course grade of at least “D” (50 percent). The weighting of the course assignments is as follows:
| Poetry analysis | Essay 1 | Essay 2 | Final exam | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10% | 25% | 25% | 40% | 100% |
To learn more about assignments and examinations, please refer to Athabasca University's online Calendar.
MacDonald, Ann-Marie. 1990. Goodnight Desdemona (Good Morning Juliet). Toronto: Coach House.
Shakespeare, William. 1986. Othello. New York: Penguin (Signet Classic).
Shaw, Bernard. Saint Joan. 1980. Harmondsworth, Middlesex: Penguin.
Stott, Jon C., Raymond E. Jones, Rick Bowers, 3rd ed., 2001. The Harbrace Anthology of Poetry. Toronto: Harcourt Brace.
The course materials include two study guides and a student manual, and two audiotapes: Leonard Cohen's, The Best of Leonard Cohen and Loreena McKennitt's, The Visit.