American Literary History and Selected Readings_ Second Edition

Author: Wu Weiren (Editor)
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Publish Date: 2000-02-01
Features: In senior-level courses, English majors in higher education institutions in China (including normal colleges and education schools) typically offer two courses: "History of British and American Literature" and "Selected Readings in British and American Literature." It is advisable to teach "History of Literature" concurrently with "Selected Readings in British and American Literature" to ensure coherence, as otherwise, a disconnect may arise. Therefore, it is necessary to compile a teaching material that combines both literary history and selected readings. This combined history and selection textbook is designed for use in senior-level English programs in higher education institutions. The historical portion provides a concise overview, while the author and work sections include: (1) detailed introductions to authors; (2) summaries of works (if the selected text is a fragment of a work); (3) key selected readings, with a focus on detailed coverage of more important texts; and (4) annotations. In the classroom, teaching primarily focuses on the works, while the historical portion is left to the instructor to guide students as a reference. Combining history and selected readings in teaching can achieve twice the result with half the effort, yielding excellent teaching outcomes, which is the purpose of this book.