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

• Autore: Schwarz Daniel R.
• Pubblicazione: Chichester, England : , : John Wiley & Sons Ltd, , [2008]; ©2008
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (216 p.)
• Disciplina: 801.3
• Soggetto topico: English philology - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Literature - Study and teaching (Higher) - United States; Books and reading - Psychological aspects
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references 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
• Titolo autorizzato: In defense of reading
• ISBN: 1-282-00739-4; 9786612007392; 1-4443-0483-6; 1-4443-0484-4
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910829965403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Blackwell manifestos.