The Pocket Instructor: Literature
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-15713-9 (ISBN)
A collection of successful approaches for teaching fiction, poetry, and drama and their historical, cultural, and literary contexts, this indispensable book showcases the tried and true alongside the fresh and innovative. *101 creative classroom exercises for teaching literature* Exercises contributed by experienced teachers at a wide range of colleges and universities* Step-by-step instructions and teaching tips for each exercise* Extensive introduction on the benefits of bringing active learning to the literature classroom* Cross-references for finding further exercises and to aid course planning* Index of literary authors, works, and related topics
Diana Fuss is the Louis W. Fairchild Class of '24 Professor of English at Princeton University. William A. Gleason is professor and chair of English at Princeton. Both Fuss and Gleason have led teaching seminars for graduate students and received Princeton's President's Award for Distinguished Teaching.
*Frontmatter, pg. i*Contents, pg. v*Introduction, pg. xi*Discussions-collaborative classroom activities for promoting discussion, pg. 1*Essentials-classic literary exercises everyone should try, pg. 27*Stories-narrative, plot, setting, structure, character, point of view, beginnings, endings, ethics, pg. 45*Poems-content, form, language, sound, meter, pg. 95*Plays-interpretation, genre, character, staging, performance, context, pg. 147*Genres-identifying, rethinking, and switching genres, pg. 197*Canons-using, debating, and building canons, pg. 219*Words-understanding, defining, and relating words, pg. 241*Styles-naming, describing, and imitating styles, pg. 263*Pictures-drawing, printing, and viewing pictures, pg. 285*Objects-touching, making, and interpreting objects, pg. 309*About the Editors, pg. 333*Contributors, pg. 335*Four Cross- Indexes to Help You Plan Ahead, pg. 339*General Index, pg. 341
Reihe/Serie | Skills for Scholars |
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Zusatzinfo | 1 halftone. 1 line illus. |
Verlagsort | New Jersey |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 235 mm |
Gewicht | 652 g |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Anglistik / Amerikanistik |
Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft ► Literaturwissenschaft | |
ISBN-10 | 0-691-15713-8 / 0691157138 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-15713-9 / 9780691157139 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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