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Teaching Literature by Elaine Showalter (2003, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherWiley & Sons, Incorporated, John

ISBN-100631226230

ISBN-139780631226239

eBay Product ID (ePID)2284652

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NameTeaching Literature

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2003

SubjectTeaching Methods & Materials / Reading & Phonics, Semiotics & Theory

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLiterary Criticism, Education

AuthorElaine Showalter

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Weight14 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN2002-006133

Dewey Edition21

Reviews"It is to Showalter's great credit that she has written a book that exemplifies many of the virtues she associates with literature: curiosity, empathy, compassion. It is also a deeply personal work. People say that reading literature does not make you a better person. True. But reading this book will make you a better teacher. And maybe make you think better of literature too." Times Higher Education Supplement"Grounded equally in narrative anecdotes and in published scholarship, Teaching Literature is admirably accessible and reader-friendly... I'd recommend it to anyone looking to enliven his or her classroom". Literature and History, "It is to Showalter's great credit that she has written a book that exemplifies many of the virtues she associates with literature: curiosity, empathy, compassion. It is also a deeply personal work. People say that reading literature does not make you a better person. True. But reading this book will make you a better teacher. And maybe make you think better of literature too." Times Higher Education Supplement "Grounded equally in narrative anecdotes and in published scholarship, Teaching Literature is admirably accessible and reader-friendly... I'd recommend it to anyone looking to enliven his or her classroom". Literature and History

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal807/.1/1

Table Of ContentPreface and Acknowledgements. 1. The Anxiety of Teaching. 2. Theories of Teaching Literature. 3. Methods of Teaching Literature. 4. Teaching Poetry. 5. Teaching Drama. 6. Teaching Fiction. 7. Teaching Theory. 8. Teaching Teachers. 9. Teaching Dangerous Subjects. 10. Teaching Literature in Dark Times. Conclusion: The Joy of Teaching Literature.

SynopsisTeaching Literature is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education. Written by leading academic, prolific author and cultural journalist, Elaine Showalter. Original and provocative reflections on teaching literature in higher education. Encourages teachers to make their classroom practice intellectually exciting. Wide-ranging - covers the practical, theoretical, and methodological aspects of teaching literature. Highly practical - employs real examples from real classes and careers throughout. Draws on 40 years of international teaching experience., Teaching Literature is an indispensable guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education. Drawing on 40 years of international teaching experience, author Elaine Showalter inspires instructors to make their classroom practice as intellectually exciting as their research. Showalter's wide-ranging reflections address practical, theoretical, and methodological issues. She starts out by describing the anxieties of teaching literature and by outlining the major theories and methods circulating in the field. She then goes on to look separately at teaching drama, fiction, poetry, and theory, and to explore ways to teach teaching. Finally, she investigates the moral issues involved in teaching, and the practical ethics of handling touchy subjects, from sexuality to suicide. Examples from real classes and careers are cited throughout, generating an unusual degree of authenticity and immediacy., eaching Literature is an indispensable guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education. Drawing on 40 years of international teaching experience, author Elaine Showalter inspires instructors to make their classroom practice as intellectually exciting as their research.howalter's wide-ranging reflections address practical, theoretical, and methodological issues. She starts out by describing the anxieties of teaching literature and by outlining the major theories and methods circulating in the field. She then goes on to look separately at teaching drama, fiction, poetry, and theory, and to explore ways to teach teaching. Finally, she investigates the moral issues involved in teaching, and the practical ethics of handling touchy subjects, from sexuality to suicide.xamples from real classes and careers are cited throughout, generating an unusual degree of authenticity and immediacy.

LC Classification NumberPN59.S49 2003