Tired of ads?
Join today and never see them again.
Advertisement - Guide continues below
Now that we've looked at three readings straight from the horses' mouths (erm...so to speak), it's time we ventured off into the uncharted wilderness. Let's take a look at a poem that the major poststructuralist writers haven't interpreted for us already: Wallace Stevens's "Anecdote of the Jar." Stevens is a notoriously complex and difficult poet, so it makes sense that his writings would give us something great to sink our teeth into.
Before we get into it, let's figure out what we're trying to do here.
Poststructuralist readings tend to do one or all of these things:
So what'll it be this time? Shmoopers, spin that wheel!
Join today and never see them again.
Please Wait...