EN 259 Introduction to Literary Theory (Spring: 3)
Intended primarily for English majors, this course will provide an introduction
to literary theory by reviewing its history. We will begin with the great
works of Classical literary theory by Plato, Aristotle, and Longinus, jumping
to British criticism and theory of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries,
considering the Romantic theories of Coleridge, Shelley, and others, and
adding American perspectives as we continue to move through the nineteenth
century. A selective look at twentieth century theory will include key
examples of formalist, psychological, Marxist, feminist, and cognitive approaches
as well as several varieties of literary-cultural critique.
Alan Richardson
Last Updated: 24-JAN-13