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Why Study Literature? :Why Study Literature? Really? Why?
Big Picture Stuff :Big Picture Stuff
Example: The play Trifles :Example: The play Trifles (Found on page 911 of your text, Trifles was eventually re-imagined as a short story called “A Jury of Her Peers” (the title of which gives you a very particular built-in thematic “focus”) by author Susan Glaspell. You can read “Jury” here if you’re interested: http://etext.virginia.edu/toc/modeng/public/GlaJury.html
“A&P”, Viewed in “Context” :“A&P”, Viewed in “Context” What you have in this section is a VERY brief introduction to literary theory/use of critical methodologies. It is not meant to do anything more than acquaint you with the terms and a few key ideas.
Isn’t She Done Yet? :Isn’t She Done Yet? (I am, almost).