The course is a comprehensive spectrum of literary criticism of the west and the east, a survey of key movements, writers, and concepts. It seeks to introduce the students to the history and principles of literary criticism since Plato and to cultivate in them the philosophical and critical skills with which literature can be appreciated.
This paper aims at
acquainting you not only with major critical thoughts over the
centuries but also empowering you to achieve the key faculties
efficiently.
It has four modules namely, Classical Literary
Criticism, English Literary Criticism up to nineteenth–century,
Literary Criticism 20th century, and a Glossary briefly
introducing key tenets of Indian Literary Criticism and Chief
Literary Movements and Literary Concepts.
Introduction
In western critical tradition, the encoding of poetic works
led to the development of literary criticism. Some very early
Greek poets propounded critical theory or practice. In the
fourth century BCE, the Greek Kritai (judges)emerged on the
scene.
These critics were from the elite class, who studied
literary texts as artistic, social, and ideological discourses.
They set out to define the quality of literature and to analyse
the very nature and status of literary fiction. Western critical
thoughts have sought to focus on such questions as 'does
literature refer to external reality? What sort of "truth" does
literature aim at? What psychological processes contribute to
the reader's understanding or enjoyment of literary texts…etc.
Moreover, they focus on the effect of literature on society.
This module will introduce some of the pioneers of western
classical literary criticism and their works.
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