Why Literature?: The Value of Literary Reading and What It Means for Teaching

Why Literature?: The Value of Literary Reading and What It Means for Teaching
ISBN-10
1441109897
ISBN-13
9781441109897
Category
Literary Criticism
Pages
176
Language
English
Published
2011-05-05
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Author
Cristina Vischer Bruns

Description

Cristina Vischer Bruns offers a defense of the value of literature and suggests ways in which the problematic relationship between personal and academic reading may be overcome.

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