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Literary Theory and Criticism: Links
Below are some websites and other online resources that may of use or interest in the study of literary criticism:
LITERARY RESOURCES
SHAKESPEARE
King Lear (the complete play in a public domain
edition maintained at M.I.T.)
http://www-tech.mit.edu/Shakespeare/lear/index.html
LEAR CRITICISM:
Samuel Johnson, Preface to Shakespeare: King Lear:
http://etext.library.adelaide.edu.au/j/johnson/samuel/preface/lear.html
JAMES
The Aspern Papers (Project Gutenberg's "plain vanilla"
online edition):
http://www.gutenberg.org/dirs/etext95/asprn10.txt
BISHOP
All Poems of Elizabeth Bishop (I'm not sure about copyright
ethics for this site, but it is available anyway):
http://www.poemhunter.com/elizabeth-bishop/poet-6705/
THEORY RESOURCES
Voice of the Shuttle: Literary Theory Page:
http://vos.ucsb.edu/browse.asp?id=2718
Excellent, extensive set of links to primary and secondary sources dealing with
literary criticism and theory; part of the extensive "Voice of the Shuttle"
website at the University of California, Santa Barbara.
Immanent Domain:
This website, constructed by Prof. Warren Hedges of Southern Oregon
University, has references, explanations, timelines and other useful resources
related to theory. Check the "Soda Shop" and "Swirl" links in particular.
(One caution: it looks like Prof. Hedges is no longer at SOU, so its unclear how
much longer the website will be up.)
http://www.sou.edu/english/Hedges/
Radu Surdulescu. Form, Structure and Stucturality
in Critical Theory.
http://www.unibuc.ro/eBooks/lls/RaduSurdulescu-FormStructuality/CONTENTS.htm
Nice, brief overviews of several of the movements under consideration by a
professor at the University of Bucharest
RUSSIAN FORMALISM
Hypertext edition of Tristram Shandy, by Laurence Sterne:
http://www.tristramshandyweb.it/
This is the book that Shklovsky called the "most typical" novel! (also
see below)
Jung:
A webpage about Carl Jung and his works
http://www.wynja.com/personality/jung.html
Notes on Semiotics (class handout):
LitCrit/semioweb.html
Semiotics for Beginners:
http://www.aber.ac.uk/media/Documents/S4B/semiotic.html
Sites of Signficance for Semiotics:
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/french/as-sa/EngSem1.html
ODDITIES, ET ALIA (Some links that are sort of related to these topics):
LD & The New Criticism (think and dance at the same time!)
Theory (Now you can have your Theory and wear it too!)
Minerva Systems (an exploration of the links between science and the arts, including computer analysis of literature)
Theory Trading Cards. Collect 'em all and play "Theory: The Gathering."
Tristram Shandy: A Cock and Bull Story. How could someone make a film of the most un-filmable novel? See for yourself.
All the King's Men official web site. Aside from being a prize-winning poet and a founding figure of the New Criticism, Robert Penn Warren may be best known for his novel All the King's Men, loosely based on the life of the charismatic Louisiana politician Huey Long. A new film of the novel is due out this fall.
T.S. Eliot's most important contribution to contemporary popular culture. (This may--or may not--be a surprise!)
more links to come!