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Introduction to Theory of Literature
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· New Haven, USA
About this course
This course is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while developing a coherent overall context that incorporates philosophical and social perspectives on recurrent questions: what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?
Prerequisite Skills
Skills you should have before taking this course
advanced academic reading
literary criticism basics
english literature
Skills Gained
Skills you will develop by completing this course
literary theory
critical reading
textual analysis
philosophy of literature
structuralism and semiotics
deconstruction
psychoanalytic criticism
feminist and postcolonial criticism