Literary Analysis

Catalog description

(Fall 2026) This course introduces students to the analysis of literature across a wide range of forms, including the poem, novel, play, and film. We will read some of the most famous works of literature from antiquity to the present, while engaging with them both critically and creatively. Along the way, students will develop foundational skills in literary criticism and become more perceptive and discerning readers. Instructor Vaz (Spring 2027) This course will introduce you to the critical study of literature and equip you with the tools and vocabulary you will need to become careful, critical, and creative readers. In addition to foregrounding the formal study of poetry, fiction, drama, and film, we will also focus on theoretical questions that should inform literary analysis, so that you can develop original and sophisticated interpretations of texts. Instructor Vincent (Spring 2027) This course introduces students to the analysis of literature across a wide range of forms, including the poem, novel, play, and film. We will read some of the most famous works of literature from antiquity to the present, while engaging with them both critically and creatively. Along the way, students will develop foundational skills in literary criticism and become more perceptive and discerning readers.