BiblioFiles #41: The Late, Great "Literary Analysis" Debate with David Kern
What is "literary analysis" and why is it causing such a big fuss these days? Does it kill the joy of reading? What is its purpose, and when should you start teaching it? Our good friend David Kern from the CiRCE Institute came to the BiblioFiles table to help us wrestle through these issues.
Referenced Works:
–www.circeinstitute.org
–The collected works of Jacques Derrida
–Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
–Owl Moon by Jane Yolen
–"Does Analysis Destroy the Love of Reading?" by Adam Andrews
–To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
–Howards End by E.M. Forster
–The Lion, The Witch and the Wardrobe by C.S. Lewis