Ln8n-Luu LlLerary CrlLlclsm

llrsL SemesLer, A? 2014-13

lnsLrucLor: Marla 1eresa (1rlna) 1lnlo
Monday/1hursday, 9:00-10:30, L8802


Course uescrlpLlon:
LlLerary CrlLlclsm ls Lhe sLudy, analysls, and evaluaLlon of llLeraLure. 1hls course proceeds from Lhe
assumpLlon LhaL llLerary LexLs are dlfferenL form ordlnary, everyday speech and from pracLlcal prose
such as sclenLlflc, buslness, and Lechnlcal wrlLlng, and everyday wrlLlng such as leLLer, blog, or reporL
wrlLlng. LlLeraLure (novels, shorL sLorles, poeLry, llLerary essays), on Lhe oLher hand, ls seen as a speclal
klnd of wrlLlng LhaL works on lLs own speclal aesLheLlcs, codes, and convenLlons.
lL ls Lhe unfamlllarlLy wlLh Lhese speclal aesLheLlcs, codes, and convenLlons LhaL make llLeraLure
appear, Lo Lhe ordlnary reader, dense and dlsLanced or deep and unknowable. 1he sLudenL of llLeraLure
musL flrsL undersLand Lhese aesLheLlcs, codes, and convenLlons ln order Lo undersLand llLeraLure.
ln hlgh school, Lhe emphasls ln Lhe sLudy of llLeraLure has been on Lhe sLory, meanlng, or Lheme of
Lhe llLerary plece and on Lhe values lmparLed. 1hls ls whaL ls known as llLeraLure's !"#$%#$. ColleglaLe
sLudy of llLerary musL emphaslze a more compleLe and deeper analysls by lnvolvlng Lhese aesLheLlcs,
codes, and convenLlons. 1hls ls whaL ls known as llLeraLure's &"'(. 1he evaluaLlon or crlLlque of
llLeraLure Lhen applles noL only Lo Lhe conLenL of llLeraLure buL Lo Lhe form as well.
1he Leachlng of hlgh school llLeraLure also emphaslzed undersLandlng Lhe moral values conveyed by
Lhe llLerary LexL. LlLeraLure, however, especlally conLemporary llLeraLure, ls very rarely wrlLLen wlLh Lhe
ob[ecLlve of conveylng a dlrecL, dldacLlc and moral polnL. A dls[uncL Lhen exlsLs beLween how llLeraLure
ls ofLen sLudled (exLracLlng a moral) and Lhe acLual convenLlons of llLeraLure (llLeraLure as an expresslon
of llved experlence). 1he colleglaLe approach Lo llLeraLure has Lo focus lnsLead on an undersLandlng
abouL whaL each llLerary plece conveys abouL Lhe acLual values (maLerlallsm, paLrlarchal values,
modernlsm, Lechnology and efflclency, eLc.) or Lhe lnLerplay and negoLlaLlon of confllcLlng values and
pracLlces (global v. local, modern v. LradlLlonal).
1hls course ls a pracLlcal course where sLudenLs wlll be expecLed Lo wrlLe crlLlques of conLemporary
llLeraLure. Whereas mosL oLher courses enLlLled LlLerary CrlLlclsm Lake a hlsLorlcal approach and sLudy
wrlLers of Lhe pasL who have Lrled Lo Lheorlze on Lhe aesLheLlcs of llLeraLure (ArlsLoLle, Alexander ope,
1.S. LlloL, eLc.), Lhls course focus on geLLlng sLudenLs Lo wrlLe compleLe and comprehenslve llLerary
crlLlques LhaL flrsL provldes a preclse and conclse summary, second a LhoughLful appreclaLlon of Lhe
meLhods employed by Lhe auLhor, and Lhlrd conveys an oplnlon on Lhe value of Lhe work.
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AL Lhe end of Lhe course, Lhe sLudenL ls expecLed Lo:
1. appreclaLe why lL ls lmporLanL Lo undersLand and Leach llLeraLure
2. beLLer undersLand Lhe aesLheLlcs, codes and convenLlons of llLeraLure
3. wrlLe preclse buL conclse summarles of llLerary works
4. ldenLlfy and explaln Lhe llLerary Lechnlques used by Lhe auLhor
3. express one's oplnlon on Lhe value of Lhe llLerary work based on whaL lL conveys abouL acLual
and/or confllcLlng values



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A selecLlon of shorL sLorles, essays, and poems (llsLed ln Lhe course ouLllne below) LhaL wlll be
uploaded Lo Lhe course webslLe for download by Lhe sLudenLs.
)'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0 by Charles ulckens. 1he Slmon and SchusLer Lnrlch Classlc edlLlon ls
recommended.
ALLendance aL Lwo lLu 1heaLer Culld producLlons1 2'3*#* *$ 4%5/6*, (SepL. 12, 13, 13,16) and
7*8/8/$*9*: ;*#: <8" (no daLe yeL buL someLlme ln CcLober)


Monday/1hursday
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1
2
!une 30
and !uly3
lnLroducLlon Lo LlLeraLure
and LlLerary CrlLlclsm
llrsL Lesson," hlllp
8ooLh

ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- WhaL l read, why l read,
Pow l read.



3
!uly 7 and
10
lguana PunLlng,"
Pernan Lara Zavala

Clossary of LlLerary
1erms
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- Summers ln Lhe CounLryslde
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-ploL, foll, lnlLlaLlon sLory,
blldugsroman
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
4
!uly 14
and 17
1he PapplesL 8oy ln Lhe
World," n.v.M. Conzalez
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- unbeknownsL Lo Me
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-subLexL, dramaLlc lrony, soclal
commenLary
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

J$-K for )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 1-10
3
!uly 21
and 24
Pomage Lo lsaac 8abel,"
uorls Lesslng
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- Cn PlndslghL
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-charcLerlzaLlon
J$-K for Pomage Lo lsaac
8abel"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
6
!uly 29
and 31
L0:H>ID
1he ChlefLesL Mourner,
Alda 8lvera-lord
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- SLudled ulsregard
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-subLexL, oxymoron, foll, polnL-
J$-K on 1he ChlefLesL
Mourner"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
of-vlew, soclal commenLary L%'M-N&: lull aper on any of
Lhe four sLorles prevlously
dlscussed
7
Aug. 4 and
7
1he unflnlshed SLory,"
!oy uayrlL
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- 1he CounLry and Lhe ClLy
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-subLexL, foll, verbal lrony,
soclal commenLary
J$-K on 1he unflnlshed
SLory"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque
8
Aug. 11
and 14
Looklng for a 8aln Cod,"
8essle Pead
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- Ab[ecL overLy
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-ploL, creaLlng sympaLhy, soclal
commenLary
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 11-19
9
Aug.19
21
(O(H>=<F)
1he Chaser," !ohn
Colller
ulscusslon
CollecLlve WrlLlng

10
Aug. 23
(O(H>=<F)
28
CollecLlve WrlLlng J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 20-29
11
SepL. 1
and 4
1he Crasshopper and
Lhe 8ell CrlckeL,"
?asunurl kawabaLa
ulscusslon
ersonal narraLlves:
- My SLory 1hrough a
SLranger's SLory
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-olnL-of-vlew, lmagery,
ploLlessness"
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

12
SepL. 8
and 11
I>=7:0I
urbana aL lellza,
(1heaLer Culld
roducLlon, SepL. 12, 13,
13,16)
ulscusslon
CollecLlve WrlLlng
I-2,'%N L3P'%/lull CrlLlque
of A lamlly Supper" by
kazuo lshlguro
13
SepL. 13
and 18

1he Crammar and SynLax
of oeLry
1wo SonneLs by Ldna SL.
vlncenL Mlllay
1wo SonneLs by Wllllam
Shakespeare
ulscusslon
Lxerclse ln araphraslng
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-lmagery, Lenslon and balance
J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 30-39
14
SepL. 22
and 23
Soledad" and l Pave
8egrudged Lhe ?ears" by
Angela Manalang Clorla
ersonal narraLlves:
- Peaven ln Lhe uepLhs of Pell
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-aradox, poeLlc dlcLlon
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

13
SepL. 29
and CcL. 2
Sow" by Sylvla laLh
Sprlng and lall: Lo a
?oung Chlld," Cerard
Manely Popklns

MaklklLawag Lang Ako"
(1heaLer Culld
roducLlon, CcL. 2)
ersonal narraLlves:
-Smaller as l geL Clder
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-lmagery, poeLlc dlcLlon


J$-K on Sow"

8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 40-49
16
CcL. 6 and
9
uemeLer," Carol Ann
uuffy, ersephone,
lalllng," 8lLa uove, 8uLh
was noL enelope, Myrna
ena 8eyes, Zero
CravlLy, Lrlc Camallnda
ersonal narraLlves:
-A MomenL of lnflnlLe
osslblllLles
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-alluslon
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

17
CcL. 13
and 16
)'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
Charles ulckens
CreaL LxpecLaLlons: 1he novel,
Lhe hero, Lhe anLl-hero,
dlckenslan" characLerlzaLlon
J$-K on )'%*$ ,-.%!$*$/"#0,
ChapLers 30-39
18
CcL. 20
and 23
My LasL uuchess,"
8oberL 8rownlng
ueparLmenLal," 8oberL
lrosL
ersonal narraLlves:
-Lxperlences of CversLaLemenL
and undersLaLemenL
uslng Lhe LlemenLs ln a
CrlLlque:
-undersLaLemenL
8eclLaLlon:
ersonal narraLlve Sharlng
repared Summary and
LlLerary CrlLlque

19
CcL. 27
and 30
C>?<HD
A valedlcLlon:
lorblddlng Mournlng,"
!ohn uonne
C-43M L3P'%: CrlLlque of
elLher 2'3*#* *$ 4%5/6* or
7*8/8/$*9*: ;*#: <8"


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1. ALLendance aL Class
2. 8eadlng of asslgned LexLs
3. arLlclpaLlon ln class dlscusslon
4. Culzzes (aL leasL 3 per gradlng perlod), 10 polnLs, open readlng and open noLes
3. ersonal narraLlve Sharlng, 10 polnLs each
6. ALLendance aL lLu 1heaLer Culld roducLlons: 2'3*#* *$ 4%5/6* and 7*8/8/$*9*: ;*#: <8"
7. 1hree CrlLlcal Analysls apers of beLween 300-600 words each

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ALLendance. 1he CPLu rule on Lhe requlremenL of aL leasL 80 of class wlll be sLrlcLly followed.
1hls means LhaL sLudenLs are allowed only up Lo slx (6) absences and wlll be dropped from Lhe course aL
Lhe sevenLh (7
Lh
) absence. ALLendance ls called aL Lhe sLarL of class and sLudenLs who are laLe are
consldered absenL. 1here are no excused absences, lllness or famlly emergencles does noL excuse one
from class.
uncLuallLy of Submlsslon of 8equlremenLs. Culzzes are glven aL Lhe sLarL of class. SLudenLs
who arrlve afLer Lhe qulz has been glven wlll noL be glven a make-up qulz. apers are due on Lhe daLe
deslgnaLed ln Lhe syllabus and announced ln class. apers musL be submlLLed ln MS-Word formaL vla
emall no laLer Lhan 12 mldnlghL of Lhe deslgnaLed daLe. LaLe papers wlll noL be accepLed and a zero wlll
be recorded for Lhe mlssed requlremenL.
aper lormaL. 1he followlng lnformaLlon musL be lncluded ln Lhe Lop lefL-hand corner of Lhe
paper: name of sLudenL, Course 1lLle and lnsLrucLor's name, ldenLlflcaLlon of 8equlremenL (e.g. llrsL
rellmlnary aper). 1he Lop rlghL-hand corner of Lhe paper musL lndlcaLe Lhe due daLe whlch ls also Lhe
daLe of submlsslon. apers should be wrlLLen on shorL bond paper, Lhey should be double-spaced, wlLh
normal marglns and fonL slze 11 or 12. 1he word counL on Lhe paper should be lndlcaLed aL Lhe very end
of Lhe paper (e.g. Word CounL: 343).
Academlc lnLegrlLy. 1he rules on academlc lnLegrlLy wlll be sLrlcLly followed ln Lhls class. 1he
copylng, ln parL or ln whole of work LhaL ls noL one's own, wlLhouL acknowledgemenL, wlll cause Lhe
sLudenL Lo geL a zero for Lhe requlremenL. 1he lnsLrucLor may opL Lo reporL Lhe sLudenL Lo Lhe ulsclpllne
Cfflce for Lhe offense. CheaLlng aL qulzzes Lhrough copylng of a classmaLe's work wlll also be consldered
a vlolaLlon of Lhe pollcy on academlc lnLegrlLy.
ConducL uurlng Class. SLudenLs are expecLed Lo conducL Lhemselves professlonally durlng class.
arLlclpaLlon aL class dlscusslons ls essenLlal.
"#4&$M,3,-#4 O#$%&/ 8y appolnLmenL, Monday-lrlday, 10:30-6:00, flrsL floor, Cfflce of Academlc Affalrs,
AdmlnlsLraLlon 8ulldlng

<LL0(RS
=<7:
L:0D(?<H ?<00<7>G: <DD>@?I:?7D I>?> "0>7>JE: <DD>@?:I:?7D
!uly 7-10 Summers ln Lhe CounLryslde lguana PunLlng"
LlemenLs: ploL, foll, lnlLlaLlon
sLory, blldugsroman

!uly 14-17 unbeknownsL Lo Me PapplesL 8oy ln Lhe World"
subLexL, dramaLlc lrony, soclal
commenLary

!uly 21-24 ln PlndslghL Pomage Lo lsaac 8abel"
LlemenLs: characLerlzaLlon,
subLexL

!uly 20-31 SLudled ulsregard 1he ChlefLesL Mourner"
LlemenLs: subLexL, oxymoron,
foll, polnL-of-vlew, soclal
commenLary

Aug. 4-7 1he CounLry and Lhe ClLy 1he unflnlshed SLory,"
LlemenLs: subLexL, foll, verbal
lrony, soclal commenLary

Aug. 11-
14
Ab[ecL overLy

Looklng for a 8aln Cod"
LlemenLs: ploL, creaLlng
sympaLhy, soclal commenLary

SepL. 1-4 My SLory 1hrough a
SLranger's SLory
1he Crasshopper and Lhe 8ell
CrlckeL"
LlemenLs: olnL-of-vlew,
lmagery, ploLlessness"

SepL. 22-
23
Peaven ln Lhe uepLhs of
Pell

Soledad" and l Pave
8egrudged Lhe ?ears"
LlemenLs: aradox, poeLlc dlcLlon

SepL. 29-
CcL. 2
Smaller as l geL Clder

Sow" and Sprlng and lall: 1o a
?oung Chlld"
LlemenLs: lmagery, poeLlc dlcLlon

CcL. 6-9 A MomenL of lnflnlLe
osslblllLles

uemeLer," ersephone,
lalllng," 8uLh was noL
enelope," Zero CravlLy"
LlemenLs: alluslon

CcL. 20-
23
Lxperlences of
CversLaLemenL and
undersLaLemenL
My LasL uuchess" and
ueparLmenLal"
LlemenLs: undersLaLemenL,
lrony, subLexL