Chapter 23: Analyzing Literature
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, students will:
- Recognize the elements of a range of literary genres, including fiction and drama
- Understand how to use literary elements to interpret a literary text
- Recognize common schools of literary theory and critical thought
- Understand how to interpret literary texts within the context of particular literary theories
- Understand how to structure and develop and essay that interprets a literary text
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