Literary theory and literary criticism : what's the use? / Diverse responses to Kate Chopin's "The story of an hour" / Kate Chopin's "Caline" : general comments from diverse critical perspectives / Kate Chopin's "Caline" : specific comments from diverse critical perspectives / Kate Chopin's "La belle Zoraïde" : specific comments from diverse critical perspectives / Frank O'Connor's "Guests of the nation" and "The bridal night" : general comments from diverse critical perspectives / Frank O'Connor's "Lady Brenda" : general comments from diverse critical perspectives / Brian Friel's "Ebb tide" : specific comments from diverse critical perspectives