Thinking about Literature: Criticism and Theory (ENGL2405)
Information valid for Semester 1, 2025
Course level
Undergraduate
Faculty
Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences
School
Communication & Arts School
Units
2
Duration
One Semester
Attendance mode
In Person
Class hours
1L, 1.5T
Prerequisite
#4 from Arts schedule
Recommended prerequisite
The gateway course ENGL1800 (Literary Classics: Texts and Traditions) is highly recommended, along with one of ENGL1500 (Contemporary Literature: Reading and Writing) or ENGL1100 (Introduction to Australian Literature).
Assessment methods
Critical Essay, Online Quizzes, Final Exam
Course enquiries
Doctor Nick Lord (Semester 1, St Lucia, In person)
Study Abroad
This course is pre-approved for Study Abroad and Exchange students.
Current course offerings
| Course offerings | Location | Mode | Course Profile |
| Semester 1, 2025 (24/02/2025 - 21/06/2025) | St Lucia | In Person | Course Profile |
Please Note: Course profiles marked as not available may still be in development.
Course description
ENGL2405 is the cornerstone of the major and extended major in English Literature, so it builds on the introduction to literary texts you've received in the gateway course, ENGL1800. Here, we start to explore some more general ideas about how literary texts work: how they're constructed, what they do, the questions they raise, how they circulate and function, and the ways in which they're cultural and social phenomena. ENGL2405 will familiarize you with some of the main themes and currents of literary criticism and theory, and give you scope to explore issues of particular interest to you. It will also enrich any of the second-level courses you choose to do, and prepare you for the major's third-level options and capstone study.
