English Language
Department
College of Science and
Humanities in Rumaah
Course Syllabus
Course Number and Title:
Course Level:
Prerequisites:
History of Literary Criticism-1 , Eng. 361
Level 6, Year 3
None
Course Status:
Compulsory
Course Instructor:
Muhammad Naeem Ahmed
Email:
m.rasheed@mu.edu.sa
Credit Hours:
3 Hours
Days & Timing of Lectures: Wednesday 10:00-01:00 ( Classroom 120)
Course Description:
This course traces the philosophical and critical development of Western thought in its particular relation to
“Art”. The critical selections cover the classical conception of Art, Renaissance and the 18th century (the
Age of Reason) and emphasize the major trends and orientation of Arts criticism in the Western critical
thought. Major orientations, motifs of criticism are also emphasized as they developed from classical
periods to the 18th century (the Age of Reason).
Course Objectives:
1. Identify the basic principles of the major literary critical theory from the Classical Period with Aristotle
and Plato, through the Renaissance with Sidney, and the Neo-Classical period with Dryden, and the
Romantics.
2. Explain the development of the different critical theories, mentioned in 1 above.
3. Explain how each critic espouses unique theory as well as ideas of earlier critics
4. Analyze literary works utilizing the various critical theories discussed
a) Attendance (no more than 3 absences are allowed), b) Class participation, c)
Requirements:
Assignments, and d) Taking the quizzes, midterm and final exams.
‫سنة النشر‬
‫دار النشر‬
‫المؤلف‬
‫اسم الكتاب‬
Required Textbook:
Publication
Date
1970
Electronic Materials:
Grading Break
Publisher
San Diego: Harcourt
Bate,Walter
Jackson
Brace
Jovanovich
Oxford University
Press
Author
Book
Criticism: The Major
Texts.
Literary Theory, An
Anthology
 www.wikipedia.com
 www.onlineiterature.com
 www.sparknotes.com
 www.gradesaver.com/classicnotes
 www.cliffnotes.com
1).Class participation-----10%
2).Quizzes ----10%
down:
Grading System:
3).Assignment------10%
4) Midterm --- 30%
5). Final Exam------40%
A+: 95-100; ------A: 90-95; ------B+: 85-89; ----B: 80-84; ----C+: 75-79; ---C: 7074; ---------D+: 65-69; -----D: 60-64; ------F: -59.
Topics to be covered
Week
No.
List of Topics
No. of
Weeks
Contact
Hours
1
General Introduction to criticism
1
3
2
Introducing various schools of criticism
1
3
3
Plato (1)
1
3
4
Plato (2)
1
3
5
Aristotle (1)
.
1
3
6
Aristotle (2)
.
1
3
7
Horace (1)
1
3
8
Horace (2)
1
3
9
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10
Biographical Criticism
1
3
11
Psychoanalytic Criticism
1
3
12
Sociological criticism
1
3
13
Practical Criticism
1
3
14
Revision
1
3
15
Final Exam