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Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

1989

Citation

Published in Approaches to Teaching Cather’s My Ántonia, edited by Susan J. Rosowski (New York: The Modern Language Association of America, 1989), pp.xi-xii, 1-16.

Comments

Copyright © 1989 by The Modern Language Association of America. Used by permission.

Abstract

The aim of this volume is to provide background and ideas others have found most helpful in teaching My Antonia. The portion presented here describes Cather's role in preparing the text and supervising the physical design of My Antonia, and reviews other writing by Cather relevant to My Antonia, as well as biographical studies and criticism recommended most often by instructors who teach it. It includes also a selective introduction to materials recommended for instructors' libraries: reference works on Cather, general background, biographical studies, and critical commentary. Finally, it surveys aids to teaching: pedagogical articles and non-print media.

Includes:
PREFACE TO THE VOLUME
Editions
Required and Recommended Student Reading
Other Writings by Cather
Biographical Studies
Criticism
The Instructor's Library
Reference Works
General Background
Biographical Studies
Critical Commentary
Aids to Teaching

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