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Approaches to Teaching the Works of Tim O'Brien

Beschreibung

Considers the range and depth of Tim O'Brien's writing, with an emphasis on works that focus on the Vietnam War. Part 1 provides information on O'Brien's life and an overview of his literary output. It also directs readers to critical and reference works on subjects encountered in his writing. Part 2 provides historical background on the Vietnam War; explore narrative issues in O'Brien's works; and suggest ideas for teaching the author's works in a variety of classroom and conceptual settings.

Autor

Alex Vernon is associate professor of English at Hendrix College. He is the author of Soldiers Once and Still: Ernest Hemingway, James Salter, and Tim O'Brien; On Tarzan; Most Succinctly Bred; and The Eyes of Orion: Five Tank Lieutenants in the Persian Gulf War. He is the editor of Arms and the Self: War, the Military, and Autobiographical Writing. Catherine Calloway is professor of English at Arkansas State University. She is a regular contributor to American Literary Scholarship: An Annual and has published widely on Vietnam War literature, especially on the work of O'Brien, and in such forms as Critique: Studies in Contemporary Fiction, Tampa Review, Bulletin of Bibliography, and essay collections.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Modern Language Association of America
• Seitenzahl: 301
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Januar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 231mm x 155mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 558g
• ISBN-13: 9781603290753
• ISBN-10: 1603290753
• Artikelnr.: 30348160