Introduction to literature and its philosophical trends for college students / Apolinario L. Lucenecio, Imelda O. Ausa and Marlon C. Andal

Includes bibliographical references.

UNIT I GETTING READY FOR LITERATURE AND ITS PHILOSOPHICAL TRENDS -- Lesson 1: Introducing Literature and Its Philosophical Issues 2 -- Lesson 2: Revisiting a History of Literary Forms 10 -- Lesson 3: Appreciating the Richness of Human Emotions 20 -- Lesson 4: Embracing the Role of Stage Directions in Drama 28 -- Lesson 5 : Understanding the Structure of the Modern Novel 36 -- UNIT II EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES OF LITERATURE Lesson 1: Internalizing the Modern Novel 53 -- Lesson 2: Understanding the Function of Psychoanalytic Approach in Analyzing Literature 61 -- Lesson 3: Introducing Reader-Response Approach in the Philosophy of Literature 70 -- Lesson 4: Reflecting on Literature through Feminist Criticism 90 -- Lesson 5: Interpreting the Texts Using Deconstructionist Approach 100 -- Lesson 6: Introducing New Historicist in the Philosophy of Literature 108 -- UNIT III EXPLORING THE PHILOSOPHICAL PRINCIPLES OF LITERATURE -- Lesson 1: Exploring Language and Literature 126 -- Lesson 2: Looking at the Philosophy in Science Fiction 137 -- Lesson 3: Seeing the World through Speculative Fiction 145 -- Lesson 4: Analyzing Literary Texts towards a Methodology for Human Science 155 -- Lesson 5: Seeing the World through Semiotic and Symbolic Observation 166 -- UNIT IV EXPLORING THE LANGUAGE AND LITERARY THEORIES IN LITERATURE -- Lesson 1: Looking at the Symbolic Meaning through Literary Texts 180 -- Lesson 2: Appreciating the Contribution of Postmodernism in Literature 187 -- Lesson 3: Examining Literary Text through Prolegomenon 196 -- Lesson 4: Appreciating the Function of Irony and Symbolism in a Short Story 208 -- Lesson 5: Valuing the Power of Creative Nonfiction in Literature 221.

Introduction to Literature and Its Philosophical Trends for College Students is designed to be as user-friendly as possible for both students and teachers. To address the needs and growth levels of students in the 21st century, a philosophical and literary approach is required. Its goal is to expose students, divert points of view and cultural experience from their own. It is designed to help students see and understand how the study of literature and philosophy, as well as listening, speaking, reading, writing and viewing are all linked.