ENGL 4800-Introduction to Literary Theory: Web Sources

Free online course by Professor Paul F. Fry, William Lampson Professor of English, Yale University.

This is a survey of the main trends in twentieth-century literary theory. Lectures will provide background for the readings and explicate them where appropriate, while attempting to develop a coherent overall context that incorporates philosophical and social perspectives on the recurrent questions: what is literature, how is it produced, how can it be understood, and what is its purpose?

OWL @ Purdue

This resource will help you begin the process of understanding literary theory and schools of criticism and how they are used in the academy.