Eardstepa's Courses

This episode gives a brief introduction to literary theory and covers formalism and the new critics.

This episode gives very brief highlights from the Republic and points out some of the influences it had on later thinkers.

This episode gives an overview of the major periods of literature in England and the United States from the early oral traditions to the modern era. This is a very thin skeleton, but it gives a basic overall picture.

This episode introduces Plato's Allegory of the cave and talks about its relevance then and now.

This episode gives a very short history of the English language. It will hopefully help show why the language has so many complex rules for spelling and grammar.

This episode gives a short introduction to what the future episodes will hold.