Lessons
Discussions
The Theory of Literature
| Topic | Author |
| The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork : Questions/Thoughts? | Ashish Gupta (14) |
| Semiotics and Structuralism : Questions/Thoughts? | Ashish Gupta (14) |
| Russian Formalism : Questions/Thoughts? | Ashish Gupta (14) |
About This Course
This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while attempting to develop a coherent overall context that incorporates philosophical and social perspectives on the recurrent questions: what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?
Instructor: Paul H. Fry
Source: Yale OpenCourseWare
License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA
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