Literature 401 - Literary Theory and Literary Criticism

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Reed College

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Full course for one semester. This course explores the practical challenges of literary analysis. We will focus on what it means to "apply" a theory in the act of reading. We will also ask how critics attempt to respond to the concrete demands of individual texts rather than viewing them through the lens of preformulated methodologies. Each class session will be organized around the examination of a canonical work of poetry or prose alongside the diverse interpretations it has occasioned. Authors will include Baudelaire, George, James, Kafka, Kleist, Poe, Shakespeare, and Wordsworth. Criticism by Adorno, Bloom, Brooks, de Man, Felman, Greenblatt, Jakobson, Michaels, Riffaterre, and Spivak. Students taking the course for German credit will meet in extra sessions. Prerequisites: at least one course in the Division of Literature and Languages or consent of the instructor. Cross-listed as English 401 and German 401. Conference. Not offered 2009-10.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.reed.edu

Phone Number:

(503) 771-1112

Regional Accreditation:

Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities

Calendar System:

Semester

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