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An edition of In defense of reading: teaching literature in the twenty-first century (2008)

In defense of reading

teaching literature in the twenty-first century

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"What happens when we read imaginative literature? What do we learn from reading such texts? Reading complements our experience, sharpens our perceptions, gives us insight into how other humans live, enables us to understand other cultures and periods, and gives us aesthetic pleasure. In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century is a defense of the pleasures of reading. The author - influential and award-winning literary critic Daniel R. Schwarz - shares his insights on why we read, how we read, and what transpires when we undertake what he calls "the odyssey of reading."" "Other topics covered include the art of teaching, humanistic criticism, and the history and future of studying literature. The author explores various forms of resistant readings and discusses changes in reading, writing, and teaching in the electronic age . The book concludes with an optimistic look into the future of literary studies." "In Defense of Reading embraces the joys of the written word while teaching us to be better readers. Schwarz's book imparts wisdom that will resonate with teachers and lovers of literature everywhere."--Jacket.

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Blackwell Pub., Wiley-Interscience, Wiley-Blackwell
Language
English
Pages
216

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Study and teaching (Higher) Books and reading Literature English philology Psychological aspects of Books and reading Psychological aspects Littérature Aspect psychologique Philologie anglaise Étude et enseignement (Supérieur) Livres et lecture English philology, study and teaching Literature, study and teaching

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Table of Contents

The odyssean reader or the odyssey of reading : ourselves and our origins
How we learn and what we learn from literary texts
Towards a community of inquiry : is there a teacher in the class?
Eating kosher ivy : Jews as literary intellectuals
Professing literature in the twenty-first century university
Reconfiguring the profession : the (uncertain) path to a professorship.

Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Malden, MA
Series
Blackwell manifestos

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Dewey Decimal Class
801/.3
Library of Congress
PE68.U5 S39 2008, PE68.U5S39 2008

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Pagination
p. cm.
Number of pages
216

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Open Library
OL16383451M
Internet Archive
defensereadingte00schw
ISBN 13
9781405130981, 9781405130998
LCCN
2007052181
OCLC/WorldCat
189666504
LibraryThing
6423678
Goodreads
5944518

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OL14943590W

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