ENGL 955 - The History and Theory of Criticism

Credits: 3
Studies the founding texts of the Western tradition in ancient Greece beginning with Plato, Aristotle, and the sophists and places them in the historical context of significant cultural turns in literary, rhetorical, and cultural theory leading up to the present. As preparation for ENGL 956, this course examines key moments in the history of Western metaphysics in relation to contemporary concerns for theory, pedagogy, multiculturalism, and the changes in higher education, especially as they affect English studies.