ENG 224 — Literature and Psychology
This course will introduce psychology as a tool for interpreting literature. Course readings from the field of psychology will provide students with background about topics such as psychoanalytic theory, relational theory, group process theory, studies of moral decision making and scapegoating, and ideas about madness. Applied to literary study, psychological concepts will illuminate character motivation, differing points of view, and relational conflict as expressed through theme, symbol, imagery, and narrative strategy. By completion of this course, students will demonstrate the ability to interpret literature through the lens of psychological perspectives.