Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Mark C Long

Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson by Mark C Long

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.

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

Sean Ross Meehan is Assistant Professor of English and Director of Writing at Washington College in Chestertown, MD.

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ISBN 13	9781603293747
ISBN 10	1603293744
Title	Approaches to Teaching the Works of Ralph Waldo Emerson
Author	Mark C Long
Series	Approaches To Teaching World Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Modern Language Association of America
Year published	2018-08-30
Number of pages	233
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