This course investigates the connections between literary story-telling and psychological storytelling, between stories that authors tell about characters and the stories that we tell about ourselves. Examining key psychoanalytical literary texts, this course considers the extent to which psychoanalytic theory employs literary figures to explain the workings of the unconscious.

Antirequisite(s): English 2061F/G (2014-15), (2013-14); English 2061F/G (2016-17) or the former 2261F/G.

Prerequisite(s): At least 60% in 1.0 of English 1000-1999, or permission of the Department.

Extra Information: 3 hours.