Learning literary theories and methods of literary analysis and interpretation.
Prerequisites
None.
Scope
Concept and choice of a method in literary studies
Aesthetic literary theories
Cultural literary theories
Formal analysis of poetry
Structuralist analysis of poetry
Cultural analysis of poetry
Formal analysis of drama
Structuralist analysis of drama
Cultural analysis of drama
Deconstruction
Teaching methods
Seminar lecture, discussion, text analysis.
Learning outcomes and methods of theirs verification
Outcome description
Outcome symbols
Methods of verification
The class form
Assignment conditions
Graded credit for aesthetic and cultural analysis of selected poems and plays.
Recommended reading
Albee. E. 1965. Who's afraid of Virginia Woolf?. Harmondsworth: Penguin Books.
Axelrod, S. G. et. al. 2012. The New Anthology of American Poetry Vol. 3, Postmodernisms 1950-present. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press. – provided by the teacher
Brown W. et. al. 2020. The Methuen Drama Anthology of American Women Playwrights 1970 – 2020. London: Bloomsbury Publishing. – provided by the teacher
Hall, D. 2001. Literary and Cultural Theory: from Basic Principles to Advanced Applications. Boston: Houghton Mifflin. – provided by the teacher
Keniston, A. and Gray, J. 2016. American Poetry of Engagement: A 21st Century Anthology. McFarland. – provided by the teacher
Shepherd, S. and Wallis M. 2010. Stydying Plays. Bloomsbury Academic. – provided by the teacher
Further reading
Bartens, J. W. 2004. Literary Theory: the Basics. London and New York: Routledge.
Rivikin, J. et. Al. 2017. Literary Theory: An Anthology. Malden: Wiley Blackwell.
Notes
None.
Modified by dr Agnieszka Mobley (last modification: 26-04-2023 19:35)