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Studies in Literary Theory |
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LIT THEORY |
| CLASS CODE: |
ENG 440 |
CREDITS:
3
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| DIVISION: |
LANGUAGE & LETTERS |
| DEPARTMENT: |
ENGLISH |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: |
This course does not fulfill a General Education requirement. |
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| CATALOG DESCRIPTION: |
Surveys predominant critical theories for literary study and interpretation. (Required for English Majors/Literary Studies Emphasis.) |
| DESCRIPTION: |
Surveys predominant critical theories for literary study and interpretation. Required for English Majors/Literary Studies Emphasis.) |
| TOPICS: |
Critical theories, including historical, psychoanalytical, archetypal, deconstructionist, reader-response, multicultural, Marxist, feminist, New Criticism, and others; impact of theory on reading, interpretation, and canon formation; application of critical theory to literary texts. |
| OBJECTIVES: |
- Read primary texts representing significant literary theories.
- Explore one literary theory in depth (students' personal choice).
- Read works illustrating the application of literary theory.
- Learn about the proponents of significant literary theories and their methods of discourse.
- Apply a representative literary theory to a text.
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| REQUIREMENTS: |
Readings, oral presentations, and analytical papers to improve critical thinking and interpretive skills, and increase knowledge of interpretive and literary theories. Requires 20 pages of edited prose. MLA documentation. |
| PREREQUISITES: |
Completion of English 251. |
| OTHER: |
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| EFFECTIVE DATE: |
August 2001 |
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