Description
Book SynopsisA guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education. Drawing on 40 years of international teaching experience, author Elaine Showalter inspires instructors to make their classroom practice as intellectually exciting as their research.
Trade Review"It is to Showalter's great credit that she has written a book that exemplifies many of the virtues she associates with literature: curiosity, empathy, compassion. It is also a deeply personal work. People say that reading literature does not make you a better person. True. But reading this book will make you a better teacher. And maybe make you think better of literature too."
Times Higher Education Supplement "Grounded equally in narrative anecdotes and in published scholarship, Teaching Literature is admirably accessible and reader-friendly... I'd recommend it to anyone looking to enliven his or her classroom". Literature and History
Table of ContentsPreface and Acknowledgements.
1. The Anxiety of Teaching.
2. Theories of Teaching Literature.
3. Methods of Teaching Literature.
4. Teaching Poetry.
5. Teaching Drama.
6. Teaching Fiction.
7. Teaching Theory.
8. Teaching Teachers.
9. Teaching Dangerous Subjects.
10. Teaching Literature in Dark Times.
Conclusion: The Joy of Teaching Literature.
Notes.
Index.
