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Quick Facts

Medium Of Instructions	Mode Of Learning	Mode Of Delivery
English	Self Study	Video and Text Based

Course Overview

Literary criticism is the analysis, study and interpretation of a literary text or school of thought. It is a medium for the critic to explain and defend her judgement and evaluation of a text and provide the readers with some relevant biographical and historical information. This enriches the reader’s understanding of a literary work and helps them appreciate it more. Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) by Swayam is an attempt to provide students with an understanding of the subject by analysing some significant texts.

The Literary Criticism online course is an AICTE approved Faculty Development Programme (FDP). The training is designed by the accomplished faculty of IIT Madras. The course curriculum will take you on a journey through different literary works that have been studied and analysed for decades for their brilliance and relevance.

In addition, the Literary Criticism certification by Swayam includes a digital certificate verified by NPTEL at the end of the course for those who qualify for the certification exam. Candidates can verify their certification online. The programme belongs to the English literature studies domain.

The Highlights

Free to enrol programme
No prior knowledge required
Approved by AICTE
FDP course from IIT Madras
E-verifiable certificate awarded
Humanities and Social Sciences
English literature studies
Core programme
12-week training
Certificate examination
Postgraduate level

Programme Offerings

English literature
Literary criticism
Proctored examination
Literary theory
English studies
Training of 12 weeks
Humanities course
Social Sciences
No prerequisites mentioned
References cited
Introduction to Literary Criticism
AICTE approved

Courses and Certificate Fees

Fees Informations	Certificate Availability	Certificate Providing Authority
INR 1000	yes	IIT Madras

Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) by Swayam only involves an exam fee that you must pay to gain the certificate of completion.

Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) fee structure

Course	Fee
Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis): Enrolment	FREE
Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis): Certificate fee	Rs. 1,000

Eligibility Criteria

Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) by Swayam mentions no prerequisite knowledge and is open to all learners who wish to enrol.

The eligibility criteria to gain the completion certificate involve a certification exam and course assignment submission.

What you will learn

Knowledge of history

Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) by Swayam, will introduce you to the following topics:

Classical criticism
Practical criticism
Metaphysical poets with examples
New criticism
Feminist criticism

Who it is for

Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) training is beneficial for postgraduate level students pursuing English literature from a recognized university.

Admission Details

Step 1: Apply to Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) training, by registering on Swayam online platform using valid credentials.

Step 2: Visit the Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) certification by clicking the link- https://onlinecourses.nptel.ac.in/noc21_hs25/preview

Step 3: Click the ‘Join’ icon to apply and log into your Swayam account. Complete and submit the online form. Start learning module 1.

Application Details

If you want to be a part of the Literary Criticism certification, sign in to the Swayam website with your existing account or create a new account. You can use your Google, Microsoft, or Facebook login details to register and then enter your username, email, and password details.

The Syllabus

Classical Criticism
Aristotle’s Poetics

Longinus' On the Sublime
Criticism in the Middle Ages

Sir Philip Sidney Apology for Poetry

John Dryden’s Preface to The Fables Samuel Johnson’s Preface to Shakespeare

William Wordsworth’s Lyrical Ballads
Samuel Taylor Coleridge Coleridge’s Biographia Literaria (Chapter 13-14)
Keats’ Letters,Shelley’s Defence of Poetry

Matthew Arnold’s Preface to the Poems
Henry James’ Art of Fiction
Edgar Allan Poe’s The Poetic Principle

Eliot’s Tradition and Individual Talent
Eliot’s Metaphysical Poets

Practical Criticism and IA Richards
Woolf’s A Room of One’s Own

Wellek The New Criticism- Pro and Contra
Leavis The Great Tradition

Shklovsky Art as Technique
Walter Benjamin Work of Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction

Barthes's Death of the author
Foucault's What is an Author

Showalter's Feminist Criticism in the wilderness
Kolodny's Dancing through the Minefield

Evaluation process

To fulfill the certificate's eligibility, you must qualify in the proctored exam with 30/75 or more and have an average of 10/25 in assignments. Hence, you require a final score of 40/100 to attain the Literary Criticism certificate.