Teaching Theory - (Teaching the New English) by R Bradford (Hardcover)

About the Book

"This new volume in the 'Teaching the New English' series aims to provide a historical view of the teaching of literary theory in universities, a current survey and aims for the teaching of theory in the future"--

Book Synopsis

Teaching Theory offers a selection of essays on the pragmatics, benefits and shortcomings of Theory as a key aspect of literature teaching in universities. They range from reflective discussions of Theory as an intellectual challenge for undergraduates to accounts of the day-to-day problems of planning and teaching courses and implementing Theory.

About the Author

JILL LE BIHAN Lecturer in English, Sheffield Hallam University, UK KATHERINE BYRNE Lecturer in English, University of Ulster, UK MADELENA GONZALEZ Professor of English Literature, University of Avignon, France ANDREW HADFIELD Professor of English, University of Sussex, UK ANDREW JAMES Lecturer, Chikushi Women's University, Japan VINCENT B. LEITCH George Lynn Cross Research Professor, University of Oklahoma, USA NEIL MURPHY Associate Professor of Contemporary Literature, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore STEPHEN SHAPIRO Department of English and Comparative Literary Studies, Warwick University, UK LEONA TOKER Professor in the English Department, Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel