MONASH UNIVERSITY FACULTY HANDBOOKS

Arts Graduate Handbook 1996

Published by Monash University
Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia

Authorised by Academic Registrar, April 1996

GNM4600

Theory and practice of literary criticism I: the theory

Walter Veit

6 points + 2 hours per week + First semester + Clayton

Synopsis The aim of the subject is to make students familiar with the history of and current theoretical and methodological developments in `Literaturwissenschaft' in German-speaking countries and its relationship to important trends in European and Anglo-American literary criticism. It examines the main cognitive theories and methodologies, focusing on hermeneutics, rhetoric, reception history, comparative and intercultural criticism, structuralism/poststructuralism and sociology of literature.

Assessment Two essays (2500 words each): 100%

Recommended texts

Arnold H L and Sinemus V (eds) Grundzuge der Literatur - und Sprachwissenschaft, vol. 1, Literaturwissenschaft dtv
Eagleton T Literary theory Blackwell
Goethe J W V Novelle Reclam
Hauff J and others Methodendiskussion, Arbeitsbuch zur Literaturwissenschaft 2 vols, Athenaum
Raabe P EinfYhrung in die BYcherkunde zur deutschen Literaturwissenschaft Metzler
Selden R A reader's guide to contemporary literary theory Harvester

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