This is the first in a series of courses on the history of literary criticism and theory in the West. It will examine ancient Greek poetics, aesthetics, and hermeneutics by means of intensive reading in and about texts by Plato, Aristotle, and Porphyry (in English translation). Further information will appear on the course web page: http://faculty.washington.edu/nh2/classes/507-04.htm
This course fulfills requirements for the PhD program in theory and criticism.