114年第1學期-5087 文學理論與批評 課程資訊

評分方式

評分項目	配分比例	說明
Presentation Final Essay	20
Final Essay	20
Presentations	20
Reading Journals	20
Attendance and Participation	20

教育目標

The main objectives of this course are threefold: first to introduce students to literary criticism in general; secondly to introduce students to literary criticism specifically applied to literature; and finally, to encourage students to use the different theories in relation to literary pieces of their choice. Students will be introduced to the major schools and methodologies in modern literary criticism relevant to English and American literature. Theories introduced include Formalism, Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Feminism, Gender Studies, Cultural Studies, Reader Response Theories, Postmodernism, Post-Colonialism, among others. Each session will start with a study of a particular literary theory or approach for which students have to prepare by reading critical material. The second part of the session will be practical and will be devoted to the application of the literary theory. The primary material used for analysis will be fairy tales and folktales which are relatively well-known to most students.

課程概述

This course will present a detailed overview of the major figures and movements in Literary Theory and Criticism, beginning with Formalism, and including Structuralism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Post-Structuralism, Deconstruction and Post-Modernism, Feminism, Gender Studies, Gay and Lesbian Theory and Criticism, Historicism, Ethnic and Postcolonial Criticism, and Cultural Studies. Students will read and critically examine the major texts of these respective areas, while learning how literary theory is applied to the criticism of texts and ideas. The course will emphasize student application of the methods and practices of literary theory and criticism, as informed by its key ideas and concepts.

基本資料

必修課，學分數：3-0
上課時間：四/6,7,8[LAN212-2]
修課班級：外文碩1
修課年級：1年級以上
選課備註：英美文學組

參考書目

Bennet, Andrew and Nicholas Royle. An Introduction to Literature, Criticism, and Theory. Sixth Edition, Routledge, 1995; 2023.

Culler, Jonathan. Literary Theory. A Very Short Introduction. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1997.

Materials will be collected by the teacher into a course pack and students will be provided with the required reading materials throughout the semester.

Additional readings from: Julie Rivkin and Michael Ryan, eds. Literary Theory: An Anthology, 3/ed. (Malden, Massachusetts: Wiley- Blackwell, 2018).

Students are warned that plagiarism is a violation of departmental and university regulations, and Taiwan laws and policy regarding Intellectual Property Rights. This will not be tolerated in any of my courses. Any instance of plagiarism discovered in any student writings for this course will result in a grade of 0 for the assignment involved. All sources used in research projects must be fully documented. Also, there is to be no illegal copying of any copyrighted material, including text books or other materials. This is also against Taiwan law regarding Intellectual Property Rights, and can result in severe penalties if discovered.