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Literary Theory: English Literature
Rating: 4.6 out of 5(197 ratings)
1,153 students

Literary Theory: English Literature

English Literary Criticism and Analysis
Created byDr. Masood Raja
Last updated 3/2022
English
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What you'll learn

  • In this course, you will first learn major theoretical ways of critical reading and then learn to apply them.
  • You will also learn about major schools of theory.
  • You will learn to tell one theory apart from others.
  • You will learn basic theory vocabularies.

Course content

5 sections • 39 lectures • 12h 40m total length

  • Introduction to the Course3:06

    This video introduces you to the course and informs you about what to expect from the course. Ensuing videos will cover each major school of literary theory and will also provide you with additional resources.

  • Help Make This Course Even Better!1:46

    Dr. Masood Raja invites feedback to improve and expand the literary theory course, asking students to share suggested texts or concepts via the course messaging system for future lessons.

  • How to learn Literary Theory15:33

    A brief explanation of how to build your knowledge of theory over time, especially after you finish this introductory course.

  • What is Literary Theory?4:13

    This brief video explains what roughly is literary theory and gives you an idea of how different theories emerge because of the emphasis on the text, the author, or the reader.

Requirements

  • You should be interested in viewing/ reading the course materials and should be willing to practice what you learn.

Description

Designed for students and beginning scholars of English Literature, this course will introduce you to major schools of thought in English literary theory and literary analysis. I have kept the materials to the very basics of literary theory, but if you feel the need I can always enhance the level of complexity of the course.

Please also note that at the bottom of the course syllabus page, I have added additional materials that link to my YouTube channel. These materials are not required for the course but you are likely to expand your knowledge if you spend some time watching these additional video resources.

Besides the video lectures, the course includes textual resources, links to longer and more detailed videos, and links to the resources on my website. I am also open to any suggestions that you might have and would incorporate them as and when I revise this course. So, please feel free to reach out to me through the course messaging system with your questions, queries, and suggestions.

What You Will learn in This Course:

1. All major approaches to English literary theory and analysis.

2. How to read texts critically and how to understand literature from various theoretical perspective.

Who this course is for:

  • This course is ideally suited for undergraduate English and humanities majors and minors and anyone else interested in developing their critical reading and analysis skills.

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