New historical and literary periods are generally established as a reaction to past models, ideals and philosophical foundations. This is true of the modern British novel, based loosely from the…
This is a seminal course on major influential critical theories in the twentieth century. The course starts with the emergence of the New Critics and Russian Formalists and moves to other schools…
This survey course introduces major literary critical theories and critics: Classical, Renaissance, Neoclassical, Romantics and early 20th century New Criticism. Critics include Plato, Aristotle,…