Class Notes for English at Wilfrid Laurier University

EN119 LECTURE 10 Neuromancer Last Day: Shared Devices o In medias res o Picaresque o Picaro Shared Theme o Piracy Devices Specific to Sci-Fi o Extrapolation o The Golden Ratio Why is Piracy Endemic to the Secondary World o...

EN119 LECTURE 11 - NEUROMANCER What about Neuromancer allows the sub-genre of cyber-punk to arise? What is Cyberpunk? Does things different than parent genre Re-negotiates the existing generic contract o Unlike Jamaica Inn...

EN119 Lecture 9 Neuromancer Last Day: Jamaica Inn and the broken generic contract o Raises expectations and doesnt follow through Done to subvert the romance plot in order to better serve the authenticity of the historical...

EN119 LECTURE 8 JAMAICA INN Last Day: Jamaica Inn as historical fiction & definition of genre Contexts (piracy) Regionalism New tools for creating narrative suture o In medias res ...

EN119 LECTURE 7 Dracula & Jamaica Inn: Historical Romance Last Day: Dracula not just about class conflict; Stoker also suggests that fin de sicle sciences/technologies (blood transfusions...

EN119 LECTURE 6 (Dracula) Today: Characters; Dracula The Monster Evil: feudal past VS good: technological future Society: Every individual has a responsibility, but when they come together, they have a gro...

LECTURE 5 Dracula: Gothic Bram Stokers Dracula Definition of Gothic (genre) Historical & societal contexts Narrative suture Characters Central argument of Dracula = the past is the enemy ...

EN119 LECTURE 4: Fantasy II The Sword The Symbol Narrative VS Story Title of Chapter 1: An Unexpected Party: Narrative The Map of the Middle Earth: Narrative Location belongs to story; however, the map itself is part of t...

EN119 LECTURE 3 The Hobbit th Quiz: open sept 20 9pm Sunday 5pm 11 bonus quiz at end of term (if higher than lowest quiz marks will replace that mark) Tests: oct 18, nov 15 Genre: Fantasy fo...

EN119 LECTURE 2 Stories are Important in Our Evolutionary and Social Development 1. Community 2. Memorial A way of memorializing people, cultures, etc. 3. Education Stories may also be important: ...

EN119 LECTURE 1 Why do we tell stories? - have been doing it since beginning of humankind - communicate our past 1. Are stories a basic human need? - seemingly physiological trait within us to enjoy stories - some ev...

EN392 Sir Thomas Mallory Morte Darthur Intro to Mallory th War of the Roses in 15 century o Rivalry amongst candidates for the throne o Before Tudor ...

EN392 Margery Kempe Margery Kempe Gets away with saying stuff by claiming she is just having conversations Self-deprecation Requirement of being a virgin but she is not ...

EN392 Essay Gawain Essay rd Now due April 3 Quoting: in OE the translation MLA o Only refer to works you refer to in the works cited o No foot or end notes Title page o 13 way down o Title o By: Becca Craft o Bottom left...

EN392 Sir Gawain Part 2 Sir Gawain the Lady The disputatio fitting in with the idea and reverence of the idea of the debate Theological origins Consideration of his reputation o Should have slept with the lady if he was s...

TM permacharts Othello Just The FactsCharacters ILLIAM SHAKESPEAREHARACTER SKETCHES WC Born 1564; died 1616 ameDescription N OthelloProtagonist Professional soldier; servant to Venice Moor; Moslem Negro from North Africa M...

TM permacharts Death Of A Salesman Just the FactsSymbols ARTHUR MILLERMUSICTAPE RECORDER Born 1915 in Harlem, New York Epitomizes the mechanization of American society Music has major significance in the play Wrote many pl...

TM permacharts English Composition English Composition 2nd EDITION THE SENTENCE Sentencesform the basis for written language and composition A sentence is a group of words that forms a complete thought It is easier to expr...

TM permacharts English Grammar English Grammar 2nd EDITION PARTS OF SPEECHSENTENCE TYPES A sentenceis a group of words that can stand DJECTIVESONJUNCTIONS AC on its own as a completed thought; it begins Describe nouns and ...

TM permacharts English Verbs English Verbs 2nd EDITION PRESENT TENSEPHRASAL VERBS A phrasal verbis a two part verb IMPLE PRESENT S consisting of a verb and a particle Expresses daily habits or usual Expresses general factu...

TM permacharts Hamlet StructureCharacters AIN PLOTHARACTER SKETCHES MC Act IIntroduction Presentation of setting, main characters, and central ameDescriptionameDescription NN themes HamletPrince of Denmark, son of Queen Ge...

TM permacharts Julius Caesar StructureThemes AIN PLOTONOR LOYALTYRUTH JUSTICE MHT Act IIntroduction Presentation of setting, main characters, and central Brutus believes it is honorable to kill Caesar for loyalty to the ...

TM permacharts King Lear StructureThemes AIN PLOTEMOLITION OF ORDERED SYSTEMSPPEARANCE VS. REALITY MDA Act IIntroduction Presentation of the setting, main characters, and Without divine, human, and natural laws, nature is ...

TM permacharts Macbeth Just the FactsCharacters ILLIAM SHAKESPEAREHARACTER SKETCHES WC Born 1564; died 1616 ameDescriptionameDescription NN Playwright, actor, and poetMacbethThane of Glamis, later Thane of Cawdor, and even...

TM permacharts English as a Second Language English as a Second Language 2nd EDITION BASIC SENTENCE REQUIREMENTSSUBJECTVERB AGREEMENT All sentences must begin with a capital letter A verb must agree with its subject in per...