Journeys Through American LiteratureUniversity of Michigan Press, 2000 - 232 Seiten Journeys through American Literature, a more modern version of the classic text Journeys through Literature, introduces students to the best of nineteenth- and twentieth- century American literature while enhancing their reading, writing, listening, and speaking skills. A section from The House on Mango Street has been added to this edition. Chapters include an overview of the literary period and genre, biographical sketches of the author, and descriptions of the literary period or tradition to which the author belongs. Exercises and activities improve language skills and critical-thinking skills, with the focus on the student's response to the reading. Overall, the text provides a framework for the interpretation of prose and poetry and emphasizes collaborative learning so that students become more independent, critical thinkers. |
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... nature at Walden Pond , where he moved on July 4 , 1845. There he built a small cabin for a home and grew his own ... nature . To Thoreau , studying nature was much more valuable than studying books . While strongly influenced by the ...
... nature at Walden Pond , where he moved on July 4 , 1845. There he built a small cabin for a home and grew his own ... nature . To Thoreau , studying nature was much more valuable than studying books . While strongly influenced by the ...
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... nature , poetry , death , and immortality . However , these abstract ideas are presented with a simplicity and clarity resulting from her use of imagery taken from everyday life and physical nature . Although she was not religious in ...
... nature , poetry , death , and immortality . However , these abstract ideas are presented with a simplicity and clarity resulting from her use of imagery taken from everyday life and physical nature . Although she was not religious in ...
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... Nature . " Thoreau was an idealist who loved the simple life of nature . In fact , he sought and found his freedom in nature . Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a slave narrative that tells how the author , Harriet Jacobs ...
... Nature . " Thoreau was an idealist who loved the simple life of nature . In fact , he sought and found his freedom in nature . Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a slave narrative that tells how the author , Harriet Jacobs ...
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Romanticism | 111 |
The Novel | 141 |
Diversity | 177 |
Urheberrecht | |
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