English 478S:
Literary and Cultural Theory
from
Plato to the Present
Jefferson Hendricks
English Department
Centenary College of Louisiana
Fall 2008
Texts and Syllabus
Policies and Requirements
Contact information
Theory Links
Literature Links
Week One -- August 26/28:
"Introduction: Theory in a Post-Theory World"
Vincent Leitch, "Introduction to Theory and Criticism,"
pp. 1-28. [2001]
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nterview with Vincent Leitch
on editing
The Norton Anthology of Theory and Criticism
-- Scott McLemee,
The Chronicle of Higher Education
Terry Eagleton, from
Literary Theory: An Introduction,
pp. 2240-2249. [1983]
Gerald Graff, "Taking Cover in Coverage," pp. 2056-2076. [1986]
"Invitiation to an Argument: Gerald Graff's 'Conflict Model' of Education"
-- D. G. Myers, in
Teaching the Conflicts: Gerald Graff, Curricular Reform, and the Culture Wars
Barbara Christian, "The Race for Theory," pp. 2255-2266. [1988]
On-Line Resources for:
"Introduction: Theory in a Post-Theory World"
"Theory Checklist: A Working Document"
-- John Lye, Brock U., Canada
"The Differences Between Literary Criticism, Literary Theory and 'Theory Itself'"
-- John Lye, Brock U., Canada
"The Problem of Meaning in Literature"
-- John Lye, Brock U., Canada
"Critical Methods and the 20th Century's 'Theory Wars'"
-- Arnie Sanders, Goucher College
a summary of M. H. Abram's diagram on literary criticism
[must have Adobe Acrobat reader]