Aesthetics and/or Ideology
ENGL 269
Spring 2010
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01
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| Crosslisting:
AMST 279 |
This course serves as an introductory survey of the modern history of the philosophy of aesthetics and its influence on English and American literary theory. |
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Essential Capabilities:
Interpretation, Writing
This course will require several papers and will feature careful attention to the meaning of literary and philosophical texts.
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| Credit: 1 |
Gen Ed Area Dept:
HA ENGL |
| Course Format: Discussion | Grading Mode: Graded |
| Level: UGRD |
Prerequisites: None |
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Fulfills a Requirement for: (AMST) |
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Past Enrollment Probability: Not Available |
| SECTION 01 |
Major Readings: Wesleyan RJ Julia Bookstore
We will read major works in the philosophy of aesthetics or selections from such works, including texts by Kant, Schiller, Hegel, Nietzsche, Bergson, Dewey, Adorno, Marcuse, Barthes, and Butler. In addition, we will read works of literature or literary theory that reflect the influence of those texts or demonstrate similar ideas, including works by Coleridge, Wordsworth, Pater, Arnold, Wilde, Forster, T. S. Eliot, Hulme, Wallace Stevens, and Toni Morrison.
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Examinations and Assignments:
Several short response papers (3-4 pp) and a longer essay (10-15 pp) due at the end of the semester. Participation in an on-line discussion board is also required. |
Additional Requirements and/or Comments:
This course meets the Theory requirement for the English major.
This course contributes to the English major Theory and Literary Forms concentration. |
| Instructor(s): McCann,Sean Times: .M.W... 01:10PM-02:30PM; Location: DWNY113; |
| Total Enrollment Limit: 40 | | SR major: 20 | JR major: 20 | | |
| Seats Available: 12 | GRAD: 0 | SR non-major: 0 | JR non-major: 0 | SO: 0 | FR: 0 |
| Web Resources: Syllabus |
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