Among his previous books is wordsworth and the poetry of what we are, published by yale university press. Introduction to theory of literature engl 300 in this second introductory lecture, professor paul fry explores the interrelation of skepticism and determinism. Introduction to theory of literature open yale courses. Engl 300 introduction to theory of literature professor paul h. Fry is the william lampson professor of english at yale and specializes in british romanticism, literary theory, and literature and the visual arts. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while attempting to develop a. This paper, concerning some topic in the readings up to feb. Bringing his perennially popular course to the page, yale university professor paul h. Full text of theory of literature internet archive. Theory of literature isbn 9780300180831 pdf epub paul h. This is a survey of the main trends in twentiethcentury literary theory. Fry engages with the major themes and strands in twentiethcentury literary theory, among them hermeneutics, modes of formalism, semiotics and structuralism, deconstruction, psychoanalytic approaches, marxist and historicist approaches, theories of social identity, neopragmatism and theory.
Fry paperback, 2012 at the best online prices at ebay. At the core of the books discussion is a series of underlying questions. Fry engages with the major themes and strands in twentiethcentury literary theory, among them the hermeneutic circle, new criticism, structuralism, linguistics and literature, freud and fiction, jacques lacans theories, the postmodern psyche, the political unconscious, new historicism, the classical feminist tradition, african american criticism, queer theory, and gender performativity. Engl 300 introduction to theory of literature professor. What is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropri. Fry is william lampson professor of english, yale university. He was educated at the university of california, berkeley and harvard and has been teaching at yale since 1971.
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