ENG 287 (Capstone) - Burgess

Assignment Details

This is the final draft of your Literary Analysis Capstone Essay, which should analyze some work of literature, adopt a clear theoretical or critical approach, and provide support from published research. You should meet with Dr. Burgess before this final draft is due, after you submit your first draft. Should be 10-12 pages and include:

  • Mostly peer-reviewed, scholarly sources
  • Some reputable, non-peer-reviewed sources if approved by Dr. Burgess.
  • One primary text as the focus of the literary analysis (a work of literature or film)
  • Secondary sources that are diverse and offer varying interpretations and analyses of the primary source(s)

Primary Sources

Primary sources are the literary works (and/or other media) you will analyze for the Literary Analysis. You may choose to focus your literary analysis on a single text or just two or three texts, but you should explore a variety of primary texts before you decide which one(s) to choose as the focus for your project.

Literary Theory and Criticism

Secondary Sources

Secondary Sources: Secondary sources are sources that talk about primary sources or that provide supporting information relevant to the primary sources. These can be sources that analyze the primary source or sources that relate to the primary source, its author/creator, its target audience, its form or genre, and/or its context in some way.