Literary Criticism in the Twentieth Century

Synopsis

A radio series from BBC English, the teaching arm of the BBC World Service which introduces and explains the main schools of literary criticism in the 20th century. Each critic is asked to illustrate their points with reference to just three texts: ‘Macbeth’, ‘Hard Times’ and ‘Lines Composed Above Tintern Abbey’. 1: The Traditional Critic. 2: I.A. Richards and Practical Criticism. 3: F.R. Leavis and the Great Tradition’. 4: William Empson and ‘ambiguity’. 5: The New Criticism. 6: Structuralism. 7: Deconstruction. 8: Feminist Criticism. 9: Freudian Criticism. 10: Marxist Criticism. 11: New Historicism. 12; Colonial Discourse.
Each programme contains an interview with an expert in the field (e.g. David Lodge on Structuralism) or, with the olders schools, archive material is mixed with interviews.

Series

Critical Voices, Series

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Audio; Audiocassette. 2 x 90 min.

Year of production

1989

Availability

Sale

Documentation

Reviewed by David Self in TES, 3.11.89

Uses

Students in further and higher education, overseas students reading English at university, sixth formers*

Subjects

English language and literature

Keywords

literary criticism; literature

Credits

Contributor

Anne Theroux

Production Company

Name

BBC World Service

Distributor

Name

The Strand

Phone

071-257 2851

Fax

071-430 1985

Address

PO Box 76
LONDON
WC2B 4PH