Course Name: Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis)

Course abstract

The course is designed as an advanced level course in Literary Criticism focusing on the texts that laid the foundations of Western literary critical thought. The course intends to situate the relevance of the texts historically, within the literary traditions in which it was originally written and thereby contextually examine its relevance and significance in shaping contemporary literary criticism. Throughout the course, the learners will be encouraged to closely read the texts prescribed and understand specific concepts, frameworks and literary traditions.


Course Instructor

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Prof. Merin Simi Raj

Dr. Merin Simi Raj teaches in the Dept of Humanities and Social Sciences, IIT Madras. She has offered NPTEL courses namely, History of English Language and Literature; Postmodernism in Literature and Indian Fiction in English. Her other research and teaching interests are: Literary Criticism and theory; Anglo-Indian Studies and Literary historiography Studies.
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 Course Duration : Jan-Apr 2021
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 Syllabus
 Enrollment : 18-Nov-2020 to 25-Jan-2021
 Exam registration : 15-Jan-2021 to 12-Mar-2021
 Exam Date : 25-Apr-2021

Enrolled

1188

Registered

79

Certificate Eligible

57

Certified Category Count

Gold

5

Silver

31

Elite

20

Successfully completed

1

Participation

2

Success

Elite

Silver

Gold




Legend

AVERAGE ASSIGNMENT SCORE >=10/25 AND EXAM SCORE >= 30/75 AND FINAL SCORE >=40
BASED ON THE FINAL SCORE, Certificate criteria will be as below:
>=90 - Elite + Gold
75-89 -Elite + Silver
>=60 - Elite
40-59 - Successfully Completed

Final Score Calculation Logic

  • Assignment Score = Average of best 8 out of 12 assignments.
  • Final Score(Score on Certificate)= 75% of Exam Score + 25% of Assignment Score
Note:
We have taken best assignment score from both Jan 2020 and Jan2021 course
Literary Criticism (From Plato to Leavis) - Toppers list

SHAMA D 96%

LADY DOAK COLLEGE

ABISHEK U 94%

THIAGARAJAR COLLEGE

PRERNA TOLANI 93%

THE ENGLISH AND FOREIGN LANGUAGES UNIVERSITY

SNEHA TIRKEY 90%

English and Foreign Languages University, Hyderabad

YEDAVELLY SRINIVAS REDDY 90%

KOMMURI PRATAP REDDY INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY

Enrollment Statistics

Total Enrollment: 1188

Registration Statistics

Total Registration : 79

Assignment Statistics



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Score Distribution Graph - Legend

Assignment Score: Distribution of average scores garnered by students per assignment.
Exam Score : Distribution of the final exam score of students.
Final Score : Distribution of the combined score of assignments and final exam, based on the score logic.