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Teaching K. A. Porter's "That Tree".
Abstract
Susan Lanser's poetics of point of view provides sound basis for the unveiling of the deeper layers of significance embedded behind the formal properties of a literary text. By applying her theory to the analysis of Porter's "That Tree", this article alms to yield a practical example of its enlightening use in the classroom.
1. Introduction
In overt opposition to the separation between form and content characteristic of the Aristotelian tradition, theorists such as Wallace Martin (1986), Susan Lanser (1981, 1992) or James Phelan (1996) among others have vindicated their interrelation. Martin asserts that "technique is not simply an ...
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