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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... thought I , must therefore be as superior to a great man of America as a peak of the Alps to a highland of the Hudson ; and in this idea I was confirmed by observing the comparative importance and swelling magnitude of many English ...
... thought I , must therefore be as superior to a great man of America as a peak of the Alps to a highland of the Hudson ; and in this idea I was confirmed by observing the comparative importance and swelling magnitude of many English ...
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... thought o ' what my old mammy told me about God ; an ' I thought I'd got into trouble , sure enough , an ' I wanted to find God , an ' I heerd someone tell a story about a man that met God on a threshin ' - floor , an ' I thought ...
... thought o ' what my old mammy told me about God ; an ' I thought I'd got into trouble , sure enough , an ' I wanted to find God , an ' I heerd someone tell a story about a man that met God on a threshin ' - floor , an ' I thought ...
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... thought propelled ( a canoe ) by means of a paddle or paddles cheerful bothering looked through a small opening or from a place of hiding flat structure of logs fastened together and floated on water old , worn clothes thought ...
... thought propelled ( a canoe ) by means of a paddle or paddles cheerful bothering looked through a small opening or from a place of hiding flat structure of logs fastened together and floated on water old , worn clothes thought ...
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Romanticism | 111 |
The Novel | 141 |
Diversity | 177 |
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