Literary Criticism II
Course Description: It is an intensive course divided into two parts. Part I is concerned with two prominent critics of English literature, while the second part deals with theories about criticism where the readers would be exposed to philosophical and critical thoughts on selected topics.This course in line with the topics taken up in literary movements would prepare the students for critical and analytical analysis of texts and help them in their research work. Part I Mathew Arnold Culture and Anarchy T.S Eliot Tradition and Individual Talent Religion and Literature Part II Defenses of Criticism An Essay on Criticism, Alexander Pope, Original Text An Essay on Criticism, Alexander Pope, Summary and Analysis 20 Key Points from Oscar Wilde's "The Critic as an Artist" Aesthetics Exploring the 20 Key Concepts of On the Intellectual Beauty by Plotinus Exploring the 20 Key Concepts of Gotthold Ephraim Lessing's "Laocoon" Representation and Realism Friedrich Nietzsche, fr…