An anthology of exemplary readings by some of the 20th century's foremost literary critics, this volume presents a wide range of responses to the question at the heart of literary criticism: how best to read a text and understand its meaning. Contributors include Houston Baker, …
A reader intended for courses, presenting the continuity of close reading from New Criticism through poststructuralism.
"Through a series of short essays, Readings traces the consideration given to the act of close reading in literary criticism and theory over the last thirty years. Focusing on short passages from a number of critical works, including those by Barthes, Cixous, de Man, Derrida, Fo…
To reduce the marginalization of social studies, elementary teachers integrate social studies and language arts to maximize instruction. Music lyrics with historical content is an innovative method for integration. Studies suggest that close reading is a pedagogical tool that ai…
This thesis seeks to utilize a distant reading of seventeen essays written by James Baldwin alongside sustained close readings of three topics within those essays in order to understand why Baldwin has maintained increased popularity when the original historical context of the e…
This dissertation is a performance of, meditation on, and inquiry into the practice of close reading as it relates to the teaching, learning, and interpretation of literature. The objects of close reading include literature, the history of literary pedagogy and its relationship …
Betr. u.a. die letzten Briefe Friedrich Nietzsches an Jacob Burckhardt.
