LIT 3122 - Literary Theory and Theorists

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St. Francis College

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The aim of this course is to provide a theoretical framework for literary study. Students examine critical and theoretical approaches to cultural and literary analysis to understand the implications of the various ways of defining the project of literary study. Students trace the historical development and relations among various theories such as formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, and postcolonialism and also a range of contemporary fiction upon which theory has had a formative imprint. Theorists studied may include Barthes, Foucault, Derrida, Freud, and Said. Prerequisite: Any AML, BRL, DRA, or LIT course 2000 or higher. 3 credits. Fall 2008.

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3.00

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Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.sfc.edu

Phone Number:

(718) 522-2300

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

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Semester

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