Symbolism, Setting, and Objects from Literary Theory: An Introduction

Object Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major objects in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Objects

Phenomenology - This system of philosophy promises to reconcile empiricists with subjectivists in order to provide a firm basis on which all other truths can rest upon.

English Literature - This type of literature is the focal point of the first chapter, which the author argues began as a way to affirm upper-class values.

Women's Movement - This crusade aims at creating equal status for women in society.

New American Criticism - This school of thought believes that literature requires no outside resources to analyze and understand.

Structuralist Literary Criticism - This type...
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