ENGL 316: Approaches to Literary Theory and Criticism (Rev. 4) Report a Broken Link
ENGL 316 introduces the most important reading practices in the history of the Western world. From foundations in antiquity to innovative twenty-first-century approaches, the course takes a long view of literary theory and criticism. With a focus on prominent authors and key approaches, from Plato’s idealism to digital humanities, the course describes how assumptions and methodologies have shaped reading outcomes prior to and since the rise of English studies in the late nineteenth century.
Assigned Fiction
Resources
Reading Hamlet
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| Further Exploration |
Reading Frankenstein
| Background Information |
| Further Exploration |
Unit 2
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See Books II, III, VII, and X. |
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Reading the first 5–10 pages might be enough to see the difference between Plato and Aristotle. |
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See Book I, chapters 2–3; Book II, Chapter 1; and Book III, Chapter 2. |
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See 1.1–3, 2.1–3, 7.1, 8.1, 8.3, 9.1, 10.1–7, 11.1–3, 12.1–2, 13.2–4, 14.1–3, 15.1–2, 15.8–12, 16.1–2, 17.1–3, 22.1–4, 29.2, 30.1–2, 31.1–2, 32.1–8, 33.1–5, 34.1–4, 35.1–5, 36.1–4, 39.1–3, and 40.1–6. |
Unit 3
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See Book II, sections 1–26; and Book III, sections 1–10. |
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See the introduction to the first part. |
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See Il Convivio, Book II, Chapter 1. |
Unit 4
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See Chapter II: The Prevailing Opinion of a Sexual Character Discussed. |
Unit 5
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See the preface. |
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See Volume 1: Chapter 1, Chapter 4, and Chapter 13; Volume 2: Chapter 14. |
Assignment 3: Critical Analysis
Unit 6
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See Introduction, Chapter III: Object of Linguistics; Part One: General Principles, Chapter I: Nature of the Linguistic Sign; Part Two: Synchronic Linguistics, Chapter IV: Linguistic Value; and Chapter V: Syntagmatic and Associative Relations. |
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See Introduction. |
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See Chapter 11: The Heresy of Paraphrase. |
| Theory to Criticism |
Unit 7
| Theory to Practice |
| Learning Activity: New Historicism 3.0? |
| Theory to Practice |
Unit 8
| Theory to Practice |
Unit 9
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See Chapter V: The Material and Sources of Dreams and Chapter VI: The Dream-Work. |
| Theory to Practice |