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ENGL152 PO - Medieval Roots of Modern Theory

When Offered: Last offered spring 2015.
Instructor(s): J.Kirk
Credit: 1

Recent scholarship has demonstrated a surprising fact: that much of the most forward-thinking critical theory of the twentieth and twenty-first centuries looks back for its inspiration to the philosophy and literary culture of the Middle Ages. This seminar consists of an inquiry into this phenomenon. We will read crucial works of critical and literary theory alongside their medieval sources: nominalist philosophy, scholastic hermeneutics, mystical theology, speculative grammar, the heresy of the free spirit. No background in either the modern or the medieval texts is presumed; the class will double as a crash course in both. Letter grade only. Prerequisites: ENGL 067 PO .
Satisfies the following General Education Requirement(s), subject to conditions explained in the Degree Requirements section of this Catalog:
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