Narratives of the Sea (O)

3 ch (3S) (W) · Undergraduate

Examine novels and poems featuring the sea by international authors. Narratives of sea voyages alternate with land - based tales with oceanic obsessions, prompting discussion of the varied meanings attributed to t he sea by literary writers. While archetypal themes of exploration, discovery, return, initiation, endurance, risk, immobilization, and the quest have traditionally shaped sea narratives, the course also considers imperialism and nationalism, slavery and n aval power, diaspora and exile, ecology and the environment, and masculinity and femininity. NOTE: Open to ENGL Honours Students.