For Wednesday, read 'How To Recognize a Poem When You See Once (found under 'Important Links') and Terry Eagleton's short essay in Literary Theory. The essay is an excerpt from his book Literary Theory: An Introduction (pp.10-16), if you want to try to find the reading at the library or via some other means. When you've done these readings, post a response which attempts to connect these readings to our discussion of genre thus far, and try to be specific. How is what Fish is talking about like what Chandler (and our class) has been talking about? Also try to find one example drawn from life where the social expectations and conventions are critical to interpreting interaction (as in Fish's classroom) and spend a few paragraphs describing that interaction. Lastly, comment again on one other post, excepting whomever posts first.I must insist again on a quote from each author in your response.
We'll get back to the O'brien briefly on Wednesday, and keep considering the questions posed. Particularly: Why admit the lie, especially when what you've written is a 'novel,' not an autobiography (and here, you should note, is a critical issue of genre)?
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