Welcome to the study of critical literary theory and stylistics. This course explores the nature and function of literature as a cultural institution through the study of various schools of literary theory and criticism, including New Criticism, Psychoanalysis, Marxism, Feminism, and Post colonialism. These different frameworks will enable you to view the world around you, as well as the world of the text. The course will also cover linguistic analysis of literary texts. You will apply the tenets and stylistic techniques to selected literary texts.