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SPAN6580A-L12

Literary Theory

The aim of this course is to introduce students to the philosophical and theoretical movements that set the grounds for literary criticism. They are an indispensable tool for understanding literary and cultural texts in depth. Each theory will be discussed and analyzed in class and illustrated with selected texts to further practical understanding of their complexity. The class will cover a wide range of theories produced during the 19th- and 20th-century, such as Marxism, psychoanalysis, structuralism and post structuralism, feminism, and post colonialism among others. (1 unit)

Required texts: Julie Rivkin and Michael Ryan, Literary Theory: An Anthology, 2a ed., (Blackwell Publishings, UK and USA. 2004) ISBN: 979-1-4051-0696.2; other material in electronic form provided at Middlebury.
Course Reference Number (CRN):
60321
Subject Code:
SPAN
Course Number:
6580
Section Identifier:
A

Course

SPAN 6580

All Sections in Summer 2012, LS 6 Week Session

Summer 2012, LS 6 Week Session

SPAN6580A-L12 Lecture (Elmore)