Approaches to Teaching Austen's Persuasion
Modern Language Association of America · Hardcover · May 18, 2021
Jane Austen is a favorite with many students, whether they've read her novels or viewed popular film adaptations.
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- Who it’s for
- Explore teaching approaches to Persuasion, from its narrative techniques to war, place, class, and care.
- Genres
- Study & Teaching, British & Irish Literary Criticism, Women Authors Criticism
- Published
- Modern Language Association of America, May 18, 2021
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Jane Austen is a favorite with many students, whether they've read her novels or viewed popular film adaptations. But Persuasion, completed at the end of her life, can be challenging for students to approach. They are surprised to meet a heroine so subdued and self-sacrificing, and the novel's setting during the Napoleonic wars may be unfamiliar. This volume provides teachers with avenues to explore the depths and richness of the novel with both Austen fans and newcomers.
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Part 1, "Materials," suggests editions for classroom use, criticism, and multimedia resources. Part 2, "Approaches," presents strategies for teaching the literary, contextual, and philosophical dimensions of the novel. Essays address topics such as free indirect discourse and other narrative techniques; social class in Austen's England; the role of the navy during war and peacetime; key locations in the novel, including Lyme Regis and Bath; and health, illness, and the ethics of care.
Teaching Persuasion
Explore teaching approaches to Persuasion, from its narrative techniques to war, place, class, and care.
Come here for
- Classroom resources, criticism, and multimedia suggestions
- Teaching strategies for narrative, social, historical, and philosophical dimensions
Expect
- Essays on free indirect discourse and Austen’s social world
- Discussion of the navy, Lyme Regis, Bath, illness, and care
Where it sits
| Study & Teaching | 52% |
|---|---|
| Women Authors Criticism | 50% |
| British & Irish Literary Criticism | 36% |
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Publisher categories
- Study & Teaching
- Women Authors Criticism
- 19th-Century Literary Criticism
- Authors
- Marcia McClintock Folsom, John Wiltshire
- Publisher
- Modern Language Association of America
- Published
- May 18, 2021
- Format
- Hardcover
- Reading lane
- Study & Teaching