#booktok #philosophy #literature #literarytheory Professor Timothy H. Wilson Department of English, University of Ottawa ENG 3375 -- Contemporary Literary Theory Lecture 2 An introduction to the History of Literary Theory. This is the second of three lectures on that history, dealing with the core texts of Medieval Literary Theory: St. Augustine's On Christian Doctrine and Dante's Letter to Can Grande. Powerpoint slides for this lecture: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KxgzguToiwDukgfACnUY38WJZHA5mJk9/view?usp=sharing Course Web Site: https://sites.google.com/site/untergehenproject/courses/contemporary-literary-theory-2025-26 0:00 - Introduction 0:20 - The Medieval Christian Framework 7:03 - The Allegorical Tradition -- Greek Allegorical Interpretation of Myth and New Testament Typological Interpretation 8:44 - St. Augustine's On Christian Doctrine 24:06 - Dante's "Letter to Can Grande" (the Quadriga, or Fourfold Interpretation) Related Videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jWps2AkdcfE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHwZl6kC5zs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4J2CRuS0ubc