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This course was an overview of several important schools of literary theory and taught me a lot about the ways in which people apply philosophy, politics, sociology, linguistics and other disciplines to understanding literature. Mostly theoretical readings, a few literary texts, including 2 Shakespeare plays, to apply the theories to -- those should be read, but most of the theory reading is less important, because the professor explains it in class. The course is centered around several terms with definitions in each school and culminates in an exam on them, so you'll really have to study those. There are several quizlets online from previous course participants with which to do so.

This course was an overview of several important schools of literary theory and taught me a lot about the ways in which people apply philosophy, politics, sociology, linguistics and other disciplines to understanding literature. Mostly theoretical readings, a few literary texts, including 2 Shakespeare plays, to apply the theories to …Read more

Chill and RelaxedConstant ReadingFair Grading
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CMLT02058 months ago

Feel like the prof is one of those you either love or hate. Fine enough guy, but a bit unapproachable. Funny moments in lecture, though. Totally unprompted. Sneakily can be one of those classes that you think little of but bites back in the end since the workload seems so tiny. Don't get hit with the hammer!

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4hrs / week Average difficulty Low value Would not take again
ENGL010312 months ago

Baldridge is obviously passionate about the material, but I struggled to engage with it on a substantive level. I think that the structure is arguably not structured enough, and only having three essays was not too fun in terms of grading structure. He's a fickle grader.

Slow-PacedConstant ReadingFair Grading
2hrs / week Average difficulty Low value Would not take again
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