Modern Schools of Criticism

Eng. 561
This course has two essential purposes: firstly to familiarize the students with major developments in 20th century Anglo-American and European literary criticism, and secondly, to develop the students' practical critical skills. The course will focus on cultural, historical, psychological, ideological and formal approaches to literature, touching on more recent development such as structuralism and deconstruction. It will also encourage the students to pay close attention to the methods a particular critic develops her or his argument, how he/she reaches conclusions about a literary work, either complete or partial.