Literature, Pedagogy, and Curriculum in Secondary Education : Examples from France /

This book argues for the importance of literature studies using the historical debate between the disinterested disciplines ( art for art s sake ) and utilitarian or productive disciplines. Foregoing the traditional argument that literature is a unique spiritual resource, as well as the utilitarian...

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Main Authors: Guiney, Mortimer
Corporate Authors: SpringerLink Online service
Published: Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,
Publisher Address: Cham :
Publication Dates: 2017.
Literature type: eBook
Language: English
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Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52138-1
Summary: This book argues for the importance of literature studies using the historical debate between the disinterested disciplines ( art for art s sake ) and utilitarian or productive disciplines. Foregoing the traditional argument that literature is a unique spiritual resource, as well as the utilitarian thought that literary pedagogy promotes skills that are relevant to a post-industrial economy, Guiney suggests that literary pedagogy must enable mutual access between the classroom and the outside world. It must recognize the need for every human being to become a conscious producer of culture ra
Carrier Form: 1 online resource(X,275pages)
ISBN: 9783319521381
Index Number: LB1101
CLC: I0-4