Faculty of Arts & Science · St. George
SPA198H1
A Brief History of Love in the Western World
What was the average?
C+
2.3 GPA across 1 observed term. Most recent: Winter 2026.
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From the calendar
Official source · Faculty of Arts & ScienceThis course introduces students to the ways in which the foremost thinkers in the history of the Western world (Plato, Ovid, St. Augustine, Ficino, Ebreo) conceived the idea of love; how did the notions of sexuality and gender play into that idea, and how did these notions carry on – or not – into our present understanding of love, sexuality and gender. While the background readings pertain to the general Western cultural heritage, the literary texts through which we will observe particular applications of the theories of love were produced by some of the outstanding 16th and 17th century Spanish authors (for ex. Rodríguez de Montalvo; Jorge de Montemayor; Miguel de Cervantes; Tirso de Molina, María de Zayas, Sor Juana Inés de la Cruz). All the readings will be in English. Restricted to first-year students. Not eligible for CR/NCR option.
- Prerequisite
- None listed
- Contact hours
- 24 lecture
- Total scheduled hours for the course, not per week.
What people actually got
Last observed Winter 20261 term observed
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2023–2023Pyko’s archive holds 1 document for SPA198H1, across 1 year between 2023 and 2023.
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What we don’t have yet
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Report an error →| Claim | Source | Captured | Status |
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| Course description, prerequisites, exclusions, contact hours | Faculty of Arts & Science | 2026-07-25 | public fact |
| Historical average across 1 term | Student contributions, consented | 2026-07-25 | user contributed aggregate |
| 1 archived documents, 2023-2023 | Pyko archive | 2026-07-25 | index only |
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