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LIT Theory 008 Reader-Response Theory in Literature: When the Reader Walked In

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From Silent Observer to Meaning-Maker—The Rise of the Reader in Literary Theory From The Professor’s Desk When the Reader Walked In: The Rise of Reader-Response Theory For centuries, literature was a monologue—written by the author, decoded by the critic, and quietly admired by the reader. The text was sacred, the author was sovereign, and the […]

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LIT Theory 007 Ecocriticism in Literature: Reading Nature as Text

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From Pastoral Reverie to Planetary Grief—How Literature Listens When Nature Speaks From The Professor’s Desk The Roots Beneath the Text Literary criticism, for centuries, has walked through drawing rooms, courtrooms, battlefields, and broken hearts—but seldom through forests. While love, power, identity, and rebellion have commanded the interpretive spotlight, the rustling of leaves, the groan of

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LIT Theory 006 Queer Theory in Literature: Unraveling Gender, Identity, and the Evolution of LGBTQ+ Narratives

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Exploring the Disruption of Gender Norms, the Fluidity of Sexuality, and the Rise of Queer Narratives Across Literature and Society From The Professor’s Desk “Gender is not something we are, but something we do.” A stunning visual from RuPaul’s Drag Race, embodying the colorful world of drag culture and the power of queer self-expression. The

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LIT Theory 005 Feminism in Literature: Voices, Bodies, Power

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Challenging Patriarchy through Text and Form from Woolf to Cixous From The Professor’s Desk The Fire Within Her ORDER YOUR COPY Opening: Feminism in Literature – A Revolutionary Voice Against Patriarchy For centuries, literature has been largely shaped and controlled by male voices, with male authors dictating the narratives, moral values, and structures of storytelling.

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LIT Theory 003 : Deconstruction in Literary Theory : Breaking the Text, Bending the Truth

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From The Professor’s Desk The professor often wonders why meaning, that most cherished possession of readers and critics, behaves like a well-mannered ghost: present enough to be sensed, but never quite caught in full. Literature, once thought to be the house of meaning, turns out to be haunted by absence, difference, and instability. And the

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LIT Theory 002: Poststructuralism in Literature

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The Literary Rollercoaster with No Center, Only Play From The Professor’s Desk The Age of Uncertainty Begins There was a time—let’s say, mid-20th century—when we believed texts had stable meanings. Words behaved, authors ruled their pages like monarchs, and critics arrived with a magnifying glass and a firm belief in objective interpretation. That time is

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LIT Theory 001: Structuralism and the Science of Stories

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(from the series: Literary Theory Explained) From The Professor’s Desk What if stories didn’t mean what they seemed to mean?What if literature wasn’t a mirror of reality or a confession of the author’s soul—but a kind of language machine, structured by rules we don’t even realize we’re following? Welcome to the sharp, angular, and brilliantly

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Fiction & Short Stories in English Literature

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Quick Access To the Four Master Scrolls Drama and Theatre in English Literature Poetry in English Literature Fiction and Short Stories in English Literature Non Fiction and Prose in English Literature The Origin and Rise of Fiction in English Literature Fiction in English literature has a rich and varied history that spans centuries. Its origin

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Poetry in English Literature

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Quick Access To the Four Master Scrolls Drama and Theatre in English Literature Poetry in English Literature Fiction and Short Stories in English Literature Non Fiction and Prose in English Literature The Essence of Poetry: Rhyme, Meter, Emotion, and Artistic License Poetry is a form of literary expression in English literature that uses language, structure,

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Non Fiction & Prose in English Literature

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Quick Access To the Four Master Scrolls Drama and Theatre in English Literature Poetry in English Literature Fiction and Short Stories in English Literature Non Fiction and Prose in English Literature Essays and the Art of Argument: From Bacon to Orwell Non-fiction prose is a form of writing that presents factual and verifiable information, ideas,

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