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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?
1. Introduction 39:29
2. Introduction (cont.) 46:31
3. Ways In and Out of the Hermeneutic Circle 46:44
4. Configurative Reading 52:14
5. The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork 46:25
6. The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms 50:07
7. Russian Formalism 48:57
8. Semiotics and Structuralism 51:31
9. Linguistics and Literature 49:54
10. Deconstruction I 51:43
11. Deconstruction II 52:58
12. Freud and Fiction 50:40
13. Jacques Lacan in Theory 51:10
14. Influence 51:17
15. The Postmodern Psyche 52:50
16. The Social Permeability of Reader and Text 50:10
17. The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory 51:37
18. The Political Unconscious 53:46
19. The New Historicism 53:22
20. The Classical Feminist Tradition 52:25
21. African-American Criticism 53:58
22. Post-Colonial Criticism 54:42
23. Queer Theory and Gender Performativity 49:55
24. The Institutional Construction of Literary Study 50:53
25. The End of Theory?; Neo-Pragmatism 53:33
26. Reflections; Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now? 49:48
another source: http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-300#sessions
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Introduction (cont.)
Lecture 3 Ways In and Out of the Hermeneutic Circle
Lecture 4 Configurative Reading
Lecture 5 The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork
Lecture 6 The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms
Lecture 7 Russian Formalism
Lecture 8 Semiotics and Structuralism
Lecture 9 Linguistics and Literature
Lecture 10 Deconstruction I
Lecture 11 Deconstruction II
Lecture 12 Freud and Fiction
Lecture 13 Jacques Lacan in Theory
Lecture 14 Influence
Lecture 15 The Postmodern Psyche
Lecture 16 The Social Permeability of Reader and Text
Lecture 17 The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory
Lecture 18 The Political Unconscious
Lecture 19 The New Historicism
Lecture 20 The Classical Feminist Tradition
Lecture 21 African-American Criticism
Lecture 22 Post-Colonial Criticism
Lecture 23 Queer Theory and Gender Performativity
Lecture 24 The Institutional Construction of Literary Study
Lecture 25 The End of Theory?; Neo-Pragmatism
Lecture 26 Reflections; Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now?
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Introduction to Theory of Literature (ENGL 300)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?
2. Introduction (cont.) 46:31
3. Ways In and Out of the Hermeneutic Circle 46:44
4. Configurative Reading 52:14
5. The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork 46:25
6. The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms 50:07
7. Russian Formalism 48:57
8. Semiotics and Structuralism 51:31
9. Linguistics and Literature 49:54
10. Deconstruction I 51:43
11. Deconstruction II 52:58
12. Freud and Fiction 50:40
13. Jacques Lacan in Theory 51:10
14. Influence 51:17
15. The Postmodern Psyche 52:50
16. The Social Permeability of Reader and Text 50:10
17. The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory 51:37
18. The Political Unconscious 53:46
19. The New Historicism 53:22
20. The Classical Feminist Tradition 52:25
21. African-American Criticism 53:58
22. Post-Colonial Criticism 54:42
23. Queer Theory and Gender Performativity 49:55
24. The Institutional Construction of Literary Study 50:53
25. The End of Theory?; Neo-Pragmatism 53:33
26. Reflections; Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now? 49:48
another source: http://oyc.yale.edu/english/engl-300#sessions
Lecture 1 Introduction
Lecture 2 Introduction (cont.)
Lecture 3 Ways In and Out of the Hermeneutic Circle
Lecture 4 Configurative Reading
Lecture 5 The Idea of the Autonomous Artwork
Lecture 6 The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms
Lecture 7 Russian Formalism
Lecture 8 Semiotics and Structuralism
Lecture 9 Linguistics and Literature
Lecture 10 Deconstruction I
Lecture 11 Deconstruction II
Lecture 12 Freud and Fiction
Lecture 13 Jacques Lacan in Theory
Lecture 14 Influence
Lecture 15 The Postmodern Psyche
Lecture 16 The Social Permeability of Reader and Text
Lecture 17 The Frankfurt School of Critical Theory
Lecture 18 The Political Unconscious
Lecture 19 The New Historicism
Lecture 20 The Classical Feminist Tradition
Lecture 21 African-American Criticism
Lecture 22 Post-Colonial Criticism
Lecture 23 Queer Theory and Gender Performativity
Lecture 24 The Institutional Construction of Literary Study
Lecture 25 The End of Theory?; Neo-Pragmatism
Lecture 26 Reflections; Who Doesn't Hate Theory Now?
