PHIL 014. Intro to Comparative Literature and Literary Theory


(Cross-listed as CPLT 014)
This course will survey major theories of the literary object and how to understand it (New Critical Close Reading;Structuralism; Russian Formalism;  Psychoanalytic Theory; Deconstruction; Marxism and Neo-Marxism; New Historicism; Post-Colonialism; Feminism and Gender Theory; Distant Reading;Philosophical Approaches; World Literature) juxtaposed with attention to a wide range of literary objects in different languages and from different cultures. This juxtaposition will enable us to highlight and assess various conceptions of the cultural functions of literature and of literary critical knowledge. This is an introductory level theory and analysis course, and all texts will be in English, though working with a few short originals in other languages will be possible and encouraged.
Prerequisite: First- and second-year students must complete one introductory level PHIL course before enrolling in this course.
Humanities.
1 credit.
Catalog chapter: Philosophy  
Department website: https://www.swarthmore.edu/philosophy


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