Romanticism, Criticism, and Theory
ENGL 332
Spring 2011 not offered
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| Certificates: Social, Cultural and Critical Theory |
This course offers an introduction to major trends and approaches in literary theory and criticism since World War II by way of an examination of the cultural historiography of the Romantic period. Many important theorists and critics, from new criticism to new historicism, from structuralism to poststructuralism, have also been Romanticists, and in their writings we can see how methodological and theoretical principles at once propel and are propelled by literary critical insights or questions--that is, how theory and criticism work together. This course assumes some prior knowledge of British Romantic literature but no prior knowledge of literary theory or critical schools. We will have three goals: to deepen our understanding of Romantic literature, of literary theory, and of criticism. |
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Essential Capabilities:
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
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| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: None |
Major Readings:
Short selected readings in theory and methods; Cleanth Brooks, THE WELL-WROUGHT URN; Northrup Frye, FEARFUL SYMMETRY; M.H. Abrams, NATURAL SUPERNATURALISM; Geoffrey Hartman, WORDSWORTH'S POETRY; Paul de Man, THE RHETORIC OF ROMANTICISM; J. Hillis Miller, THE LINGUISTIC MOMENT; Barbara Charlesworth Gelpi, SHELLEY'S GODDESS; Nancy Armstrong, DESIRE AND DOMESTIC FICTION; Claudia Johnson, JANE AUSTEN, POLITICS, AND THE NOVEL; Katie Trumpener, BARDIC NATIONALISM; Kevin Gilmartin, PRINT POLITICS; Susan Wolfson, FORMAL CHARGES; David Bromwich, DISOWNED BY MEMORY
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Examinations and Assignments:
Several very short response papers (1p.); two short essays (3-4p.); one targeted research paper (4-5p.); one longer essay (7-9p.). |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course fulfills the English Department's Theory requirement for the major. |
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