Introduction to English Literature

Lecture 1
English 2105 -- British Literature: Beginnings to 1700
Professor Timothy H. Wilson
Department of English, University of Ottawa

A core course in the English Undergraduate Program at the University of Ottawa -- Summer 2020.

This is the introductory lecture to the course. The course logistics are covered. In addition, the lecture provides an overview of the academic study of English Literature, including emerging approaches and traditional periodizations.

Time Codes:

0:00 – Introduction
1:30 – Definition of Literature
6:30 – Defining “English” Literature
8:20 – The Study of Literature (Why Write Literature?; Why Study Literature?; The Future of Academic Literary Study)
27:35 – How to Approach the Great Books
31:17 – English Literary Periods


ENG 2105 Course Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/unterge...

Professor Wilson's Web site -- The Western Canon: https://sites.google.com/site/unterge...

The powerpoint slides for this lecture can be found here: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1vPew...