Middlebury

LITS0205A-F11

Literary Theory
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Introduction to Contemporary Literary Theory
This course will introduce several major schools of contemporary literary theory. By reading theoretical texts in close conjunction with works of literature, we will illuminate the ways in which these theoretical stances can produce various interpretations of a given poem, novel, or play. The approaches covered will include New Criticism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism and Cultural Criticism, Feminism, and Post-Structuralism. These theories will be applied to works by Shakespeare, Wordsworth, The Brontës, Conrad, Joyce, and others. The goal will be to make students critically aware of the fundamental literary, cultural, political, and moral assumptions underlying every act of interpretation they perform. 3 hrs. lect/3 hrs. disc.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
91172
Subject Code:
LITS
Course Number:
0205
Section Identifier:
A

Course

LITS 0205

All Sections in Fall 2011

Fall 2011

LITS0205A-F11 Lecture (Baldridge)