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ERIC Number: EJ451391
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1992
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ISSN: ISSN-0098-6291
Using Joseph Campbell to Improve Students' Response to Literature.
Barnum, Carol M.
Teaching English in the Two-Year College, v19 n3 p215-21 Oct 1992
Shows how teachers can use the videotapes and writings of Joseph Campbell to help students see patterns in literature and respond personally to it. Presents Campbell's explanation of the monomyth of the hero's journey, and discusses three works in which the pattern is present. (SR)
Descriptors: College English, Higher Education, Literature Appreciation, Mythology, Reader Response, Teaching Methods
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Campbell (Joseph); Literature Instruction