“Criticism is as inevitable as breathing,” T.S. Eliot declared. This course seeks to demonstrate that literary criticism is both vital to the life and study of literature itself, and is likewise an important context for the development and debate of art and ideas in modern culture. Drawing on a range of historical and formal approaches, and providing students with an opportunity to write a variety of reviews themselves, this course explores literary criticism’s intellectual, thematic, and practical dimensions. Subjects include the reception, production, composition, material existence, and social life of literary criticism in diverse times and spaces. Lect: 3 hrs. Prerequisites: (ENG 108 and ACS 103) or ENG 208 Course Weight: 1.00 Billing Units: 1
