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NPTEL

Literary Theory and Literary Criticism

NPTEL and Indian Institute of Technology Madras via YouTube

Overview

The course covers topics on Classical Theory, Romanticism, Realism and Naturalism, Marxism, Criticism, Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Gender, and Queer Theory, Post Structuralism, Reader Response, and Reception, Post Colonialism, Semiotics, Film Studies & Ecocriticism.

Syllabus

Introduction and Course overview Part A - Literary Theory and Literary Criticism.
Introduction and Course overview Part B - Literary Theory and Literary Criticism.
Key terms and concepts.
Lecture 3 - Key terms and concepts.
Lecture 4 - Key terms and concepts.
Completed Classical Theory Lecture.
Classical Theory- Part A.
Classical Theory - Part B.
Early Modern Period Lecture Video 6 - Part A.
Neoclassicism Lecture 6 Part B.
Early Romanticism - Lecture 7 Part A.
Romanticism - lecture 7 part C.
Romanticism - lecture 7 part D.
Early Romanticism - Lecture 7 Part B.
Late 19th century.
Lecture 10 A - Marxism.
Lecture 10 B - Marxism.
Lecture 11 A - Formalism Completed.
Lecture 11 B - New criticism.
Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic criticism PART A.
Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic criticism PART B.
Psychoanalysis and Psychoanalytic criticism PART C.
Lecture 12 Part A structuralism.
Lecture 12 Part B structuralism Completed.
Lecture 13 - Archetypal Criticism Completed.
Post Structuralism - Part A.
Post Structuralism - Part B.
Completed Post Colonialism - Part A.
New Historicism and Cultural Materialism - Part A.
New Historicism and Cultural Materialism - Part B.
Reader Response criticism.
Semiotics theory PART A.
Semiotics theory PART B.
Film studies part A.
Film studies Part B.
Postmodernism Part A.
Postmodernism Part B.
Ecocriticism Part A.
Ecocriticism Part B.
Post theory Part A.
Post theory Part B.

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  • Margaret Cheetham
    I'm sure this will be a good course for many people, but I personally would prefer just to read what the tutor said, or at the very least have a transcript to pick out the key points.

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