Teaching the eighteenth century / edited by Mary Ann Rooks.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Rooks, Mary Ann.

South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Literature--18th century--Study and teaching (Higher)--Congresses.

Literature.

Literature--18th century--History and criticism--Congresses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (113 p.)

Place of Publication:

Newcastle : Cambridge Scholars, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Inspired by the conversations of like-minded professors interested in promoting eighteenth-century literature through informed, innovative teaching, this collection began as a series of presentations at the South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Stu

Contents:

TABLE OF CONTENTS; INTRODUCTION; NOVEL APPROACHES; BASED ON A TRUE STORY; TEACHING EQUIANO'S INTERESTING NARRATIVE; TEACHING SATIRE ON THE BORDER; TEACHING SHEN FU'S SIX RECORDS OF A FLOATING LIFE, OR APPROACHING EIGHTEENTH-CENTURY WORLD LITERATURE AS A MODEL FOR LITERARY STUDY; DIFFICULT HEROISM, HEROIC COURTESANS, AND SUICIDAL SUCCESS; PUTTING THE ENLIGHTENMENT IN HIGH SCHOOL ENGLISH

Notes:

Papers presented at the South Central Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies conference.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on metadata supplied by the publisher and other sources.

ISBN:

1-282-58514-2

9786612585142

1-4438-1608-6