ENGH 551: Introduction to Literary Theory

ENGH 551-001: Literary Criticism
(Fall 2014)

04:30 PM to 07:10 PM T

David J. King Hall 2054

Section Information for Fall 2014

This course is an introduction to key issues and questions in literary theory and literary criticism, with an emphasis on twentieth-century debates.  How have these theories of language, society, the unconscious, sexuality and sexual difference contributed to the way we read literary texts today?  What is literary theory, and how can it help us think about the relationships among authors, readers, and texts?  How can we understand the connections between literary texts and social contexts in which they are produced?  How do different theorists imagine the relationship between literature and the world--or literary criticism and the world?  We will take up such questions as we read and discuss selections from the work of a range of influential and provocative critics and theorists.  We'll also read a few works of fiction and poetry as test cases to help us think about the critical methodologies we encounter.

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Course Information from the University Catalog

Credits: 3

Introduction to selected critical theories pertinent to textual analysis. May not be repeated for credit.
Registration Restrictions:

Enrollment limited to students with a class of Advanced to Candidacy, Graduate, Junior Plus, Non-Degree or Senior Plus.

Enrollment is limited to Graduate, Non-Degree or Undergraduate level students.

Students in a Non-Degree Undergraduate degree may not enroll.

Schedule Type: Lecture
Grading:
This course is graded on the Graduate Regular scale.

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