Authorizing Readers: Resistance And Respect In The Teaching Of Literature (Language and Literacy Series) - Softcover

Rabinowitz, Peter J.; Smith, Michael W.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0807736899 ISBN 13: 9780807736890

Publisher: Teachers College Press, 1997

Synopsis

This book analyzes the relationship between authors and their readers, with an emphasis on how understanding that dynamic can help teachers be better at their jobs. The book alternates a series of theoretical examinations of the nature of literary reading with a series of discussions of the educational and ethical implications of those explorations. The aim of the book is to show that authorial reading is essential for progressive teaching and truly engaged readers. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

About this title

About the Author

Peter J. Rabinowitz is a professor of comparative literature at Hamilton College.

Edition details

• Publisher: Teachers College Press
• Publication date: 1997
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0807736899
• ISBN 13: 9780807736890
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 192