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ERIC Number: EJ231965
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1980-Oct
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Teaching Fiction in the Culture of Optimism.
Elliott, Thomas J.
College English, v42 n2 p121-29 Oct 1980
Explains why the American views of optimism and progress are impediments to the teaching of literature. Tells how the teaching of tragic fiction can help students deal with important philosophical and aesthetic issues. (RL)
Descriptors: Cultural Influences, Fiction, Higher Education, Humanistic Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Tragedy, Values, Values Clarification
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers
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Language: English
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