Teaching Literature

Teaching Literature is an inspirational guidebook for all teachers of English and American literature in higher education. - Written by leading academic, prolific author and cultural journalist, Elaine Showalter - Original and provocative reflections on teaching literature in higher education - Encourages teachers to make their classroom practice intellectually exciting - Wide-ranging - covers the practical, theoretical, and methodological aspects of teaching literature - Highly practical - employs real examples from real classes and careers throughout - Draws on 40 years of international teaching experience