Description

On completion of this course, students will be able to: Understand the concept of literary criticism. Distinguish between the different methods by which a literary text can be formatively approached. Distinguish between the different key features and concepts of Marxist literary criticism. Recognize main concepts of a theory. Distinguish between the different key features of the third wave of feminism. Recognize the different key features of the psychoanalytic critical theory. Describe the basic techniques of literary criticism. Identify the theory’s formative approach to literary texts and its significance Identify the most appropriate Marxist key feature with reference to the selected text. Identify the most relevant key feature of the Psychoanalytic theory. Differentiate between the key features of the different waves of feminism. Distinguish between the key concepts and main features of psychoanalysis as a critical theory. Evaluate the methods of detailed reading and analysis essential to an understanding of literary appreciation. Distinguish between the different formative elements of New Criticism. Apply the chosen formative approach to the selected literary text. Analyze the selected text with reference to the most applicable Marxist key feature to it. Analyze the selected poem with reference to the most applicable Structuralist key feature to it. Apply some of the key features of the different waves of feminism to sample literary texts. Enhance the students’ appreciation of literary texts. Enhance the students’ formative knowledge of texts. Enhance the students’ understanding of the differences between the key features of Marxism and their appreciation to literary texts. Enhance the students’ understanding of Marxist criticism and its application to literary texts. Apply the principles of the discussed literary theories to different literary texts. Use the skills learned in the course to critically examine a variety of literary texts.

Objectives

• This course is designed to give the students some important basic information on the nature of Criticism. The following issues will be handled: •Building confidence and removing some of the anxiety that frequently accompanies unseen critical analysis. •Being acquainted with criticism in poetry, the novel and all other forms of English literature. •Tackling both unseen prose and poetry.