ENG-DSC-361 Literary Theory and Criticism

Unit I        8 Hours 

Classical Criticism:

Aristotle: from Poetics

Theory of Imitation  (Video), Definition and Elements of Tragedy,

Catharsis, Idea of Tragic Hero, Plot and Character, Types of

Tragedy, Tragedy-Comedy-Epic Comparison

Unit II     8 Hours 

Neo-Classical Criticism:

Samuel Johnson: Preface to Shakespeare

Unit III    8 Hours

Romantic Criticism:

Wordsworth: Preface to Lyrical Ballads

Unit II     6 Hours

Modern Criticism:

T. S. Eliot: Tradition and Individual Talent