-1-ENG 361 History of Literary Criticism

This survey course introduces major literary critical theories and critics: Classical, Renaissance, Restoration, Neoclassicism, Enlightenment, Romanticism.

Day                             Topic
Sept .25th         Introduction to Literary Criticism
Sept. 27th         Plato: Republic Book X
Sept. 29th         Plato: Republic Book X                                                                     
Oct. 2nd            Aristotle: Poetics                                            (Weekly Assignment)
Oct. 4th                           Poetics                     
Oct. 6th                           Poetics                                                             
Oct. 9th                           Poetics
Oct. 11th                         Poetics
Oct. 13th                          Poetics
Oct. 16th          Horace: The Art of Poetry                              (Weekly Assignment)                        
Oct 18th                       The Art of Poetry                  
Oct. 20th                      The Art of Poetry      
Oct. 23rd          Longinus: On the Sublime                              (Weekly Assignment)
Oct. 25th                           On the Sublime     
Oct. 27th          Philip Sidney: An Apology for Poetry           (Weekly Assignment)
Oct. 30th                                  An Apology for Poetry
Nov. 1st                                  An Apology for Poetry
Nov. 3rd                                  An Apology for Poetry                                               
Nov. 6th                                   An Apology for Poetry           (Weekly Assignment)                        
Nov. 8th           Midterm
Nov. 9th           Exam Review
Nov. 10th -19th Fall Break
Nov. 20th         John Dryden: An Essay of Dramatic Poesy   
Nov. 22nd                                An Essay of Dramatic Poesy
Nov. 24th                                 An Essay of Dramatic Poesy 
Nov. 27th                                 An Essay of Dramatic Poesy 
Nov.  29th                                An Essay of Dramatic Poesy 
Dec. 1st                                    An Essay of Dramatic Poesy                                    
Dec. 4th            Samuel Johnson: Rambler 4.                          (Weekly Assignment)
Dec. 6th                                       Preface to Shakespeare
Dec. 8th                                      Preface to Shakespeare       
Dec. 11th          Alexander Pope: An Essay on Criticism         (Weekly Assignment)
Dec. 13th                                    An Essay on Criticism         
Dec. 15th                                    An Essay on Criticism         
Dec. 18th         William Wordsworth: “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”  
Dec.  20th                                            “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”
Dec.  22nd                                            “Preface to Lyrical Ballads”
Dec.  25th        William Wordsworth:  “I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud”  (Weekly Assignment)
Dec.  27th        Neoclassicism V.S. Romanticism                                          
Dec.  29th        Neoclassicism V.S. Romanticism  
Dec. 11th          Midterm Paper Workshop                                                      (Weekly Assignment)
Dec. 13th         Midterm Paper Workshop
Dec. 15th         Midterm Paper Workshop
Dec. 18th         Midterm Paper Presentation
Dec.  20th        Midterm Paper Presentation
Dec.  22nd        Midterm Paper Presentation  
Dec.  25th        A Survey of Contemporary Literary Schools of Criticism (General)
Dec.  27th        A Survey of Contemporary Literary Schools of Criticism (ex. New Criticism)                   
Dec.  29th        A Survey of Contemporary Literary Schools of Criticism (ex. Feminism)
Jan.  1st            A Survey of Contemporary Literary Schools of Criticism (ex. Marxism)
Jan.  3rd           A Survey of Contemporary Literary Schools of Criticism (ex. Postcolonialism)
Jan.  5th            So, what is the purpose of literary criticism?  Midterm Paper Due on LMS at 5 P.M.
TBA                Final Exam (2 hours)