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Record Nr.

UNINA9910145827503321

Autore

Schwarz Daniel R

Titolo

In defense of reading [[electronic resource] ] : teaching literature in the twenty-first century / / Daniel R. Schwarz

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester, U.K. ; ; Malden, MA, : Wiley-Blackwell, 2008

ISBN

1-282-00739-4

9786612007392

1-4443-0483-6

1-4443-0484-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (216 p.)

Collana

Blackwell manifestos

Disciplina

801/.3

809

Soggetti

English philology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States

Literature - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States

Books and reading - Psychological aspects

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-186) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The Odyssean reader or the odyssey of reading : "of 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.

Sommario/riassunto

Written by influential scholar-critic and award-winning Daniel R. Schwarz, In Defense of Reading: Teaching Literature in the Twenty-First Century is a passionate and joyful defense of the pleasures of reading. This stimulating book provides valuable insights for teachers and students on why we read and how we read when we embark on "the odyssey of reading.".:.; Provides valuable insights into why and how we read.; Addresses issues and problems in the contemporary university and offers insights into the future.; Explores the life of the mind, the rewards and joys of committed teaching