ENG 308 - Literary Critical Theory

Institution:

Marist College

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Description:

Three Credits LA The course examines the principal movements in critical theory. Starting with Plato, Aristotle, Horace, and Longinus, it follows the development of mimetic, formal, pragmatic, and expressive theories. The last section of the course will touch on some of the new directions in criticism since 1966: feminism, deconstruction, reader response, semiotics, psychoanalysis. Offered in alternate years. (Fulfills the Theory requirement for English Literature and Writing majors.)

Credits:

3.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.Marist.edu

Phone Number:

(845) 575-3000

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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