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Poetics: Examining the Principles and Techniques of Poetry, Including Meter, Rhyme, Form, and Figurative Language.

Poetics: Examining the Principles and Techniques of Poetry (Because You're More Than Just a Wordsmith, You're a Wordsmith-Hero!) (Lecture Starts - Cue Epic Music 🎶) Alright, gather 'round, aspiring bards…

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Narrative Theory: Exploring the Structure and Elements of Storytelling, Including Point of View, Plot, Character, and Setting.

Narrative Theory: Exploring the Structure and Elements of Storytelling (A Lecture in Disguise - Prepare for Enlightenment and Mild Amusement!) Welcome, aspiring storytellers, seasoned scribes, and curious minds! Settle in,…

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Reader-Response Criticism: Investigating the Role of the Reader in Creating Meaning and the Subjectivity of Interpretation.

Reader-Response Criticism: You Are The Author, Almost! 🧙‍♀️📚🤯 (A Lecture on Subjectivity, Meaning-Making, and the Power of the Reader) Alright, settle in, literary adventurers! Today, we're diving headfirst into a…

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New Historicism and Cultural Materialism: Examining the Relationship Between Literary Texts and Their Historical and Cultural Contexts.

New Historicism and Cultural Materialism: Examining the Relationship Between Literary Texts and Their Historical and Cultural Contexts (A Lecture for the Perpetually Perplexed) (Insert dramatic fanfare music here 🎺) Welcome,…

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Postcolonial Literary Criticism: Analyzing the Representation of Colonialism, Imperialism, and Their Legacies in Literature from Formerly Colonized Regions.

Welcome to Postcolonial Literature: Unpacking the Baggage of Empire 🌍📦 Alright, settle in, class! Today, we're diving headfirst into the fascinating, sometimes infuriating, but always important world of Postcolonial Literary…

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Feminist Literary Criticism: Examining Gender Representation, Power Imbalances, and the Social Construction of Gender in Literary Texts.

Feminist Literary Criticism: Deconstructing the Patriarchy, One Page at a Time 📚🔨 (A Lecture for the Discerning Reader & Aspiring Literary Rebel) Welcome, my brilliant and beautiful revolutionaries of the…

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Marxist Criticism: Analyzing Literature Through the Lens of Class Struggle, Economic Systems, and Social Power Dynamics.

Marxist Criticism: Analyzing Literature Through the Lens of Class Struggle, Economic Systems, and Social Power Dynamics ✊💰📚 (Lecture Hall Doors Burst Open with Dramatic Flair, Revealing a Professor Dressed in…

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Psychoanalytic Criticism: Applying the Theories of Freud and Lacan to the Interpretation of Literary Works and Character Psychology.

Welcome to Freud's Couch (and Lacan's Mirror): A Psychoanalytic Literary Adventure! 🧠🛋️ Alright, settle in, dear literary adventurers! Today, we're diving headfirst into the swirling, often murky, but endlessly fascinating…

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Literary Theory: Investigating Theoretical Frameworks That Inform the Study of Literature, Such as Structuralism and Post-structuralism.

Literary Theory: Investigating Theoretical Frameworks That Inform the Study of Literature, Such as Structuralism and Post-structuralism (Lecture Begins! 🎤 Grab your notepads, folks, because we're about to dive headfirst into…

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Literary Criticism: Exploring Different Approaches to Analyzing and Interpreting Literary Texts, Including Formalism and New Criticism.

Literary Criticism: Decoding the Literary Universe (or At Least Trying To!) 🚀📚🤯 Welcome, fellow literary adventurers! Prepare to embark on a thrilling expedition into the fascinating, sometimes baffling, and occasionally…

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