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ERIC Number: EJ441017
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0013-8274
Pat Conroy's "Gutter Language": "Prince of Tides" in a Lowcountry High School.
White, Robert A.
English Journal, v81 n4 p18-22 Apr 1992
Describes the controversy sparked by Pat Conroy's novel "The Prince of Tides" when it was included in a reading list for an advanced-placement eleventh grade English class. Discusses Conroy's approach to writing and his experience as an unconventional teacher. (PRA)
Descriptors: Censorship, English Instruction, High Schools, Intellectual Freedom, Literature Appreciation, Novels, Reading Assignments
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Conroy (Pat); Literature Instruction