授業の目的 【日本語】
Goals of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の目的 【英語】
Goals of the Course | | | This course provides an overview of literary theory from the early 20th Century to present day. It explores various theoretical approaches to reading texts. For students new to literary theory, this course can serve as an introduction. For students already familiar with theoretical approaches to literature, it can also extend the knowledge and understanding of such approaches. All reading and discussion will be conducted in English. English-language translations of reading will be distributed when necessary. Students are welcome to consult translated texts in their original language, but the version used for class discussion will be in English. In addition, over the course of the semester, students will undertake a close reading of Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo (2019). At the end of this course, students will have a thorough understanding of multiple approaches to literature, and experience of close reading of a multitude of texts. |
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到達目標 【日本語】
Objectives of the Course(JPN) | | |
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授業の内容や構成
Course Content / Plan | | 1. Introduction
2. William Empson, Seven Types of Ambiguity (1930) (extracts).
3. Mikhail Bakhtin, Problems of Dostoevsky’s Poetics (1984) (extracts).
4. Walter Benjamin, “The Task of the Translator” (1921).
5. Northrop Frye, Anatomy of Criticism: Four Essays (1957) (extracts) and Harold Bloom, Anxiety of Influence: A Theory of Poetry (1973) (extracts).
6. Roland Barthes, S/Z (1970) (extracts).
7. Jacques Derrida, Glas (1974) (extracts).
8. Hélène Cixous, “The Laugh of the Medusa” (1976).
9. Stephen Greenblatt, Culture and New Historicism (2005) (extracts).
10. Edward Said, Beginnings: Intention and Method (1975) (extracts).
11. Italo Calvino, Six Memos for the Next Millennium (1988) (extracts).
12. Milan Kundera, Testaments Betrayed: An Essay in Nine Parts (1993) (extracts).
13. James Wood, “Hysterical Realism” (2000).
14. George Landow, Hypertext 3.0 (2006) (extracts)
15. John Cayley, “The Code is not the Text (unless it is the Text)” (2002) and Conclusion. |
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履修条件・関連する科目
Course Prerequisites and Related Courses | | | Good English and an interest in discussion. |
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成績評価の方法と基準
Course Evaluation Method and Criteria | | | Assessment will be via two presentations (2 x 10%) and two essays written in English (20% and 40% respectively). An additional 20% is awarded for participation in class discussion. Students are expected to write using correct English, and display a deep knowledge of and ability to apply the literary theory covered in class. |
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教科書・テキスト
Textbook | | Girl, Woman, Other by Bernardine Evaristo. PENGUIN. ISBN-10 : 0241984998, ISBN-13 : 978-0241364901. JPY 1,715
All other readings will be provided. All reading will be in English. In cases in which texts were originally written in different languages, we will be reading English translations. However, students are welcome to read these texts in their original language if they wish. |
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参考書
Reference Book | | For further reading and overview, students would be advised to consult (note: this is not compulsory reading):
Peter Barry, Beginning Theory: An Introduction to Literary and Cultural Theory, Third edition (Manchester: Manchester University Press, 2009). |
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課外学習等（授業時間外学習の指示）
Study Load(Self-directed Learning Outside Course Hours) | | | Students will be required to undertake reading and written assignments outside of class. They are also encouraged to undertake research outside of the set readings for the essays. |
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履修取り下げ制度（利用の有無）学部のみ
Course withdrawal | | |
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備考
Others | | |
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授業開講形態等
Lecture format, etc. | | | To accommodate international students who may not be able to enter Japan, this course will be held on-line (subject to change). |
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