Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson: 155 (Approaches to Teaching World Literature) - Softcover

Mark C. Long (editor) & Sean Ross Meehan (editor)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603293744 ISBN 13: 9781603293747

Publisher: Modern Language Association, 2018

Synopsis

A leader of the transcendentalist movement and one of the country's first public intellectuals, Ralph Waldo Emerson has been a long-standing presence in American literature courses. Today he is remembered for his essays, but in the nineteenth century he was also known as a poet and orator who engaged with issues such as religion, nature, education, and abolition.

This volume presents strategies for placing Emerson in the context of his time, for illuminating his rhetorical techniques, and for tracing his influence into the present day and around the world. Part 1, ""Materials,"" offers guidance for selecting classroom editions and information on Emerson's life, contexts, and reception. Part 2, ""Approaches,"" provides suggestions for teaching Emerson's works in a variety of courses, not only literature but also creative writing, religion, digital humanities, media studies, and environmental studies. The essays in this section address Emerson's most frequently anthologized works, such as Nature and ""Self-Reliance,"" along with other texts including sermons, lectures, journals, and poems.

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Review

"The collection addresses diverse settings and pedagogical approaches beyond the traditional ones, and the roster of contributors includes some of the very best Emerson scholars. I learned something new and valuable about Emerson from every essay." Robert D. Habich, Ball State University

Edition details

• Publisher: Modern Language Association
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603293744
• ISBN 13: 9781603293747
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 356