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Crown College 2017-2018 Catalog 
    
Crown College 2017-2018 Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

ENG 442 - Literary Criticism and Theory


3 Credits
SPRING

An overview of literary criticism, showing its development from the classical world through the rise of professional criticism and into the critical theory of the late 20th century. Students will apply various theories and critical approaches to specific works of literature and will evaluate critics and theorists from a Christian perspective. Authors studied include Plato, Aristotle, Philip Sidney, T.S. Eliot, and Jacques Derrida.

Offered alternate years (odd)

Prerequisite: ENG 243  or ENG 250  or ENG 252  or ENG 320  or ENG 322  or ENG 325