Approaches to Teaching Thoreau's Walden and Other Works (Approaches to Teaching World Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0873527348 ISBN 13: 9780873527347

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America, 1996

Synopsis

Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 10591133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, student teachers, education specialists, and teachers in all humanities disciplines will find these volumes particularly helpful.

About this title

About the Author:

Dillman is Professor of English at St. Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota. He teaches American and Canadian literature, Medieval European literature, and expository writing. He holds a PhD in English.

Review:

"Schneider has assembled a rich set of tools for teaching Thoreau to a spectrum of students, from the engineer to the English major."-American Literature "This volume should enable teachers, from the community college level on through graduate school, to convey to their students those factors that make Thoreau an indispensable part of America's literary heritage."-Philip F. Gura, author of The Wisdom of Words: Language, Theology, and Literature in the New England Renaissance

About this edition

• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Publication date: 1996
• ISBN 10: 0873527348
• ISBN 13: 9780873527347
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 223
• Editor: Schneider Richard J.