ENGL 300: Introduction to Theory of Literature
Lecture 06 - The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms. In this second lecture on formalism, Professor Paul Fry begins by exploring the implications of Wimsatt and Beardsley's theory of literary interpretation by applying them to Yeats's "Lapis Lazuli." He then maps the development of Anglo-American formalism from Modernist literature to the American and British academies. Some time is spent examining the similarities and differences between the works of I. A. Richards and his protege, William Empson. The lecture finally turns to a discussion of Cleanth Brooks's conception of unity. (from oyc.yale.edu)
| Lecture 06 - The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms |
| Time | Lecture Chapters |
| [00:00:00] | 1. Yeats' "Lapis Lazuli" and Tony the Tow Truck |
| [00:07:18] | 2. The New Criticism: Modernist and Academic Contexts |
| [00:13:44] | 3. Earlier Close Readers: I. A. Richards |
| [00:24:27] | 4. Earlier Close Readers: William Empson |
| [00:37:50] | 5. Brooks and the "Implications of "Unity" |
| References |
| Lecture 6 - The New Criticism and Other Western Formalisms Instructor: Professor Paul H. Fry. Transcript [html]. Audio [mp3]. Download Video [mov]. |
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