ENG 555 - Literary Theory and Criticism

Institution:

University of Illinois at Springfield

Subject:

English

Description:

An introduction to major approaches and concepts of literary theory and criticism from Plato to the present. Traces the history of critical theory from the Greeks to the 20th century. Covers various contemporary movements such as New Criticism, Psychoanalysis, Structuralism, Reader Response, Deconstruction, Feminism, New Historicism, and Postcolonialism.

Credits:

4.00

Credit Hours:

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.uis.edu

Phone Number:

(217) 206-6600

Regional Accreditation:

North Central Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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