FREN-UA 863 - Modern Criticism and Theory of Literature

Institution:

New York University

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Introduction to contemporary methods of criticism and an approach to problems in the theory of literature. Readings of a few primary authors, such as Racine, Proust, Baudelaire, and Flaubert, who have recently been the object of major critical reevaluation, along with the works of such pertinent critics as Mauron, Jakobson, Sartre, and Barthes. Emphasis is on a clear understanding of the critical methods and their theoretical implications.

Credits:

4.00

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Instructional Type:

Lecture

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Institution Website:

www.nyu.edu

Phone Number:

(212) 998-1212

Regional Accreditation:

Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools

Calendar System:

Semester

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