Literary theory [LANGB005]

Learning outcomes

Arrive at a good understanding of the history of Literary Studies, its subdivisions and its various theoretical paradigms. Discuss its objectives, its problems and the place it occupies within the Humanities. Develop the student's sense of intellectual rigour by stimulating critical epistemological and methodological reflection. Further improve knowledge of the English language.

Objectives

See "Acquis".

Content

After analyzing the complex relationships between the "scholarly" or "scientific" study of literature and various other ways of speaking about literature, the course covers the major trends in literary theory and their links with philosophy, sociology, linguistics, psychology, structuralism, ideology critique, etc.

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