Literary Education: A Revaluation

Thisbookisanattempttoofferajustificationfortheteachingofliteratureinschoolsanduniversities,andisintendedasacontributiontothephilosophyofliteraryeducation.TheissueswhichDrGribblediscussescouldallbebracketedunderthegeneralheadingoftherelationshipbetweenliteratureandlife.Thebookiswrittenforthosereadersandteachersofliteraturewhostepbackfromtheirimmediateengagementwithanovel,play,orpoemandasksuchquestionsas'Whatknowledgeorunderstanding,ifany,haveIgainedfromthework?Ofwhatsignificanceistheauthor'sintentiontomyviewofthework?Whatmoralvaluedoestheworkpossess?WhatkindsoffeelingsoremotionsdidIexperience?Howdidmyidentificationwithcertaincharactersinfluencemyresponse?Inwhatwaydidthemoralsignificanceoremotionalimpactdependuponthequalityofthewriting?Whatpartdoescriticalanalysisplayindeterminingtheanswerstoanyofthesequestions?'.DrGribble'streatmentoftheseissuesisneithertechnicalnorabstractbutadvancedonthebasisofparticularexamplesdrawnfromawiderangeofliterature.Writteninalivelyandlucidstylethebookwillinterestallseriousreadersofliterature,althoughitisprimarilydirectedatthosewhoteachliteratureinschools,colleges,anduniversitiesandwhoarenecessarilyconcernedwiththeeducativevalueofreadinganddiscussingliterature.