Approaches to Teaching the Works of Cormac McCarthy

Author:   Stacey Peebles ,  Benjamin West
Publisher:   Modern Language Association of America
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9781603294829


Pages:   243
Publication Date:   01 November 2021
Format:   Paperback
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Approaches to Teaching the Works of Cormac McCarthy


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In the decades since his 1992 breakout novel, All the Pretty Horses, Cormac McCarthy has gained a reputation as one of the greatest contemporary American authors. Experimenting with genres such as the crime thriller, the post-apocalyptic novel, and the western, his work also engages with the aesthetics of cinema, and several of his novels have been adapted for the screen. While timely and relevant, his works' idiosyncratic language and intense, troubling portrayals of racism, sexism, and violence can pose challenges for students.This volume offers strategies for guiding students through McCarthy's oeuvre, addressing all his novels as well as his published plays and screenplays. Part 1, ""Materials,"" provides sources of biographical information and key scholarship on McCarthy. Essays in part 2, ""Approaches,"" discuss subjects such as landscape and ecology, mythologies of the American West, film adaptations, and literary contexts, and describe assignments that encourage students to write creatively and to examine their personal values.

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Author:   Stacey Peebles ,  Benjamin West
Publisher:   Modern Language Association of America
Imprint:   Modern Language Association of America
Dimensions:   Width: 15.00cm , Height: 2.20cm , Length: 22.60cm
Weight:   0.356kg
ISBN:  

9781603294829


ISBN 10:   1603294821
Pages:   243
Publication Date:   01 November 2021
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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""Unique . . . will set the standard for future collections.""--Willard Greenwood, Hiram College ""A comprehensive, useful, definitive project.""--Erik Hage, author of Cormac McCarthy: A Literary Companion and The Melville-Hawthorne Connection


A comprehensive, useful, definitive project. --Erik Hage, author of Cormac McCarthy: A Literary Companion and The Melville-Hawthorne Connection Unique . . . will set the standard for future collections. --Willard Greenwood, Hiram College


Unique . . . will set the standard for future collections. --Willard Greenwood, Hiram College A comprehensive, useful, definitive project. --Erik Hage, author of Cormac McCarthy: A Literary Companion and The Melville-Hawthorne Connection


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Founded in 1883, the Modern Language Association of America provides opportunities for its members to share their scholarly findings and teaching experiences with colleagues and to discuss trends in the academy. MLA members host an annual convention and other meetings, work with related organizations, and sustain one of the finest publishing programs in the humanities. For more than a century, members have worked to strengthen the study and teaching of language and literature.

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