Bridging the Gap: Literary Theory in the ClassroomJ. M. Q. Davies The impact of theory on literary studies at universities has changed the face of the discipline over the past two decades. Inherently interdisciplinary, theory has broadened the context in which literature is now discussed and extended the range of competencies and pedagogic skills the tertiary teacher is called upon to master. In many departments it has created a conceptual generation gap between traditionalists and scholars more at home with theory, which can impact adversely on students' education. Yet it has also created opportunities for exciting curriculum and pedagogic innovation. |
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... analyses of Blake or Baudelaire scarcely ad- equate alternatives to the best work in the New Critical tradition . " Yet narratology , one product of such cross - fertilizations , has evolved highly sensitive tools for literary analysis ...
... analyses of Blake or Baudelaire scarcely ad- equate alternatives to the best work in the New Critical tradition . " Yet narratology , one product of such cross - fertilizations , has evolved highly sensitive tools for literary analysis ...
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... analysis as " reading . " This semiotic notion seems to underpin all of the Freudian project : the obsessive patient , under analysis , pro- duces " oracular " successions of " key - words " which she and the analyst must " work into ...
... analysis as " reading . " This semiotic notion seems to underpin all of the Freudian project : the obsessive patient , under analysis , pro- duces " oracular " successions of " key - words " which she and the analyst must " work into ...
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... analysis or analytic prac- tice must have an end ( in both senses of the word ) . However , this doesn't mean that some students , particularly at third - year level and above , should not be encouraged to try their hands at this sort ...
... analysis or analytic prac- tice must have an end ( in both senses of the word ) . However , this doesn't mean that some students , particularly at third - year level and above , should not be encouraged to try their hands at this sort ...
Contents
On the Teaching of Literary Theory 3 L | 13 |
Teaching Literature and Theology A Lesson | 55 |
Threshold Texts and Essayistic | 85 |
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