02978nam 2200625 a 450 991014582750332120170809160349.01-282-00739-497866120073921-4443-0483-61-4443-0484-4(CKB)1000000000715965(EBL)416431(OCoLC)476248030(SSID)ssj0000177622(PQKBManifestationID)11170169(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000177622(PQKBWorkID)10216582(PQKB)11332566(MiAaPQ)EBC416431(EXLCZ)99100000000071596520080102d2008 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrIn defense of reading[electronic resource] teaching literature in the twenty-first century /Daniel R. SchwarzChichester, U.K. ;Malden, MA Wiley-Blackwell20081 online resource (216 p.)Blackwell manifestosDescription based upon print version of record.1-4051-3099-7 1-4051-3098-9 Includes bibliographical references (p. 182-186) and index.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.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 teachingBlackwell manifestos.English philologyStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesLiteratureStudy and teaching (Higher)United StatesBooks and readingPsychological aspectsElectronic books.English philologyStudy and teaching (Higher)LiteratureStudy and teaching (Higher)Books and readingPsychological aspects.801/.3809Schwarz Daniel R201061MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910145827503321In defense of reading2074366UNINA