Assit.  Prof. (SPM College, DU),  UGC-NET (July 2016), MPhil (CUH), M. A.  (HCU), B. A.  (EFLU/CIEFL)

Ramniwas Baira

This course is about the literary theory New Criticism. As this was very popular in first half of 20th century. This theory mainly focuses on textual analysis and close reading of a text.

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English

New Criticism for NET

Literary Theory & Criticism

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Test Preparation

This lesson is a brief introduction about the eduactor and the upcoming lessons. It gives a brief summary of all the texts incorporated in the course.

Introduction and Contents

This lesson gives the main features and ideas about new criticism. It tells you about the earlier ideas which gave way to new criticism and the idea of close reading.

Introduction to New Criticism

This lesson starts with the introduction to poet critic T. S. Eliot and then atarts with his essay "Tradition and Individual Talent". This lesson discusses the idea of 'tradition' and definiton of peot and poetry in relation to 'tradition'.  It also talks about his 'theory of impresonality'.

Tradition and Individual Talent

This lesson talks about eliot's essay 'Hamlet and his problems' and also explaines his idea of 'objective correlative'.  Through these ideas hoe it became an entry point to New Criticism.

Hamlet and his Problems

This lesson talks about I. A. Richards and his essay 'Two Usage of Language'. It also talks about the 'Cambridge experiment' which Richard's did as a starting point in New Criticism.

Two Uses of Language

Thus lessons talks about I. A. Richards' essay 'The Four Kinds of meaning'. It explains the various kind of meanings a text can produce and what a reader needs to look when he/she analyses a text

The Four kinds of Meaning

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Priti Lakhotia

Discussion of the topic Metaphysical Poetry especially written by John Donne who is considered as the founder of Metaphysical Poetry. The poems  discussed are Canonization, The Flea, The Sun Rising and A Valediction : Forbidding Mourning.

NTA- UGC NET- Metaphysical Poetry

Brief description about the Puritans theory of literature, their literary style also about their literary genres and difference between Puritans Literature and Puritans Ideology.

NTA-UGC NET- Puritan Theory Of Literature

In this course, the educator discusses a few of the most important theories of Literary Theory that is about New Criticism, Formalism, Structuralism, Poststructuralism, Postmodernism in detail for NTA- UGC NET.

Literary Theory for NTA- UGC NET

UGC-NET JRF (Jan 2017), PhD in Eng. Lit. (University of Delhi), Teaching Exp. (DU and Jamia), M.A. (CURaj), B.A(hons)Eng. (EFLU/CIEFL,Hyd.)

Balveer Balveer

This course will comprehensively cover literary criticism and theory from Plato to present. I will be helpful for development of subjective understanding as well as for competitive exams. The pattern of the course is focused on concept building with the help of examples and exercise.

(Hindi) Understanding Literary Criticism and Theory: From Plato to Present

Discussion about the legendary Plato , the critic of the Hellenic phase of Criticism and also the brief discussion regarding his views on poetic inspiration, imitation and condemnation of poetry.

NTA-UGC NET- Greek Criticism- Plato

Information regarding the written dates and publishing dates of all the major novels of different ages in the History of English Literature including Indian novels written in English.

Lessons

6 lessons • 1h 3m

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Introduction and Contents

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Introduction to New Criticism

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Tradition and Individual Talent

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Hamlet and his Problems

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Two Uses of Language

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The Four kinds of Meaning