Literary Theory and Criticism

Academic (University) preparation with worked examples, written practice and independent learning assessments.

Independent university-level study of Literary Theory and Criticism. This original curriculum draws on public academic subject descriptions; it is not an official faculty syllabus, university credit, accreditation or an Ivy League qualification. Topics covered: Close reading; Genre; Interpretation; Critical claims. Formalism; New Criticism; Defamiliarization; Literary devices. Structuralism; Semiotics; Narratology; Myth analysis. Poststructuralism; Deconstruction; Discourse; Textual instability. Psychoanalytic criticism; Desire; Subjectivity; Unconscious. Marxist criticism; Ideology; Cultural materialism; World literature. Feminist criticism; Queer theory; Postcolonial criticism; Race and representation. Ecocriticism; Reader response; Digital criticism; Comparative critical essay. Projects use safe simulations, public datasets or textual analysis; specialist subject review is required. Includes lessons, supplementary YouTube tutorials, practical exercises, quizzes and free/paid practice tests. Erudex is independent, not affiliated with the source institution or awarding body. Its 80% learning checks are not official grades or university credit. Content requires qualified subject review before use as a complete teaching programme.