Examines the major tenets, philosophical perspectives, and critical orientations of literary theory from Plato and Aristotle to the present. Students study critical texts from literary and non-literary disciplines, schools, and voices that have come to impact the Western theoretical canon, including psychoanalysis, Marxism, Russian formalism, structuralism, deconstruction, feminism, queer theory, new historicism, and post-colonialism.
Course Master:
Term:
Spring 2026
Discipline:
CL (Comparative Literature)
Credits:
4 credits
Type:
CCR
Level:
Undergraduate
Can be taken twice for credit?:
Yes
Pre-requisites:
None
Co-requisites:
None
