The Teaching of Literature
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The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
All labels observed (1)
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| The Teaching of Literature canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2980586 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Teaching of Literature Context triple: [Mystery and Manners, hasPart, The Teaching of Literature]
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A.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
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B.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
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C.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
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D.
The Western Canon
The Western Canon is Harold Bloom’s influential critical study that defends and analyzes a core tradition of Western literature through close readings of major authors from Shakespeare to the 20th century.
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E.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Teaching of Literature Target entity description: The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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A.
The Mutability of Literature
"The Mutability of Literature" is a reflective essay by Washington Irving, presented as part of his Sketch Book, that meditates wryly on the transience of books and literary fame.
-
B.
Studies in Classic American Literature
Studies in Classic American Literature is a collection of critical essays by D. H. Lawrence that offers unconventional, psychologically probing interpretations of major 19th-century American writers and their works.
-
C.
The Craft of Criticism
The Craft of Criticism is a collection of literary essays by English critic Desmond MacCarthy, showcasing his influential, lucid, and humane approach to evaluating literature.
-
D.
The Western Canon
The Western Canon is Harold Bloom’s influential critical study that defends and analyzes a core tradition of Western literature through close readings of major authors from Shakespeare to the 20th century.
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E.
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres is an influential 18th-century series of lectures that helped shape the study of rhetoric, style, and literary criticism in English-speaking education.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
essay
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non-fiction work ⓘ |
| addresses |
readers interested in Catholic literary theory
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students of fiction ⓘ teachers of literature ⓘ |
| advocates |
close attention to the concrete world of the story
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respect for the autonomy of the fictional universe ⓘ teacher humility before the work of art ⓘ teaching students to see rather than to abstract ⓘ |
| author |
Flannery O'Connor
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surface form:
Flannery O’Connor
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
overemphasis on thematic or ideological readings
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purely utilitarian approaches to teaching literature ⓘ treating fiction as a vehicle for propaganda ⓘ |
| emphasizes |
danger of reducing literature to moral lessons
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importance of concrete detail in fiction ⓘ importance of form and structure in fiction ⓘ need to respect the integrity of the fictional text ⓘ primacy of the work of art over abstract ideas ⓘ role of mystery and the unexpected in stories ⓘ |
| genre |
essay on pedagogy
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literary criticism ⓘ |
| hasPerspective |
Catholic
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realist ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
aesthetics and belief
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fiction writing ⓘ literary education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
Catholic literature
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Southern Gothic context ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
Catholic perspective on literature
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literary craft ⓘ reading and interpretation of fiction ⓘ realism in fiction ⓘ relationship between faith and art ⓘ role of the teacher of literature ⓘ teaching fiction ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Flannery O’Connor’s Catholic worldview
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Flannery O’Connor’s essays on fiction ⓘ O’Connor’s theory of fiction ⓘ |
| workOfAuthor |
Flannery O'Connor
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surface form:
Flannery O’Connor
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Instruction
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Subject: The Teaching of Literature Description of subject: The Teaching of Literature is an essay by Flannery O’Connor in which she reflects on the challenges and principles of teaching fiction and literary craft from a Catholic and realist perspective.
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