FPF:UCJANP01 Literary Theory and Criticism - Course Information

UCJANP01 Literary Theory and Criticism

Extent and Intensity

1/1/0. 3 credit(s). Type of Completion: zk (examination).

Teacher(s)

doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D. (seminar tutor)

Guaranteed by

doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.
Institute of Foreign Languages – Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Course Enrolment Limitations

The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.

fields of study / plans the course is directly associated with

• English in combination with another discipline (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)
• English (programme FPF, N7310 Filo)

Course objectives

This course introduces the overview of the most influential literary critical schools in the 20th century. Students will be acquainted with their various approaches towards terminology and methodology used for text analysis. The course will cover not only the traditional methods introduced by formalist and structuralist critics, but will also pay attention to modern approaches to text, such as gender and ethnic studies.

Syllabus

• 1. Introduction to Literary Theory and Criticism
  2. Formalisms: Formalism and New Criticism
  3. Structuralism, Post-structuralism and Deconstruction
  4. Postmodernism
  5. Psychoanalytic criticism
  6. Feminist criticism
  7. Gender studies
  8. Mythological and archetypal criticism
  9. Political Criticism: Marxism and Cultural Materialism
  10. Cultural criticism
  11. Historicisms
  12. Ethnic Theories and Postcolonial criticism

Language of instruction

English

Further Comments

The course can also be completed outside the examination period.

Teacher's information

Regular attendance to the seminars, presentation/essay and a successful completion of a written test which would prove the students` ability to apply theoretical background upon texts.

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