Approaches to Teaching the Works of David Foster Wallace

Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching the works of David Foster Wallace's novels, short stories, and essays. Includes considerations of Wallace's literary techniques, philosophy, and literary ethics. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in American literature surveys, first-year composition courses, world-literature surveys, and high school courses.

Summary

David Foster Wallace's works engaged with his literary moment - roughly summarized as postmodernism - and with the author's historical context. The essays in this volume suggest ways to explain Wallace's philosophical and literary preoccupations as students contend with urgent issues, both personal and political, through reading literature.

Product details

• Assisted by: Stephen Burn (Editor), Stephen J. Burn (Editor), Mary K Holland (Editor), Mary K. Holland (Editor)
• Publisher: Modern Language Association of America
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.10.2019
• EAN: 9781603293914
• ISBN: 978-1-60329-391-4
• No. of pages: 205
• Dimensions: 152 mm x 226 mm x 13 mm
• Weight: 295 g
• Series: Approaches to Teaching World L; Approaches to Teaching World Literature S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; Amerika, Fremdsprachenerwerb, Fremdsprachendidaktik, Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Study & Teaching