teaching literature in context Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/teaching-literature-in-context/ Cultivating creativity, wisdom, and virtue in education, entrepreneurship, and soul care. Wed, 05 Feb 2020 22:25:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://i0.wp.com/doingwhatmatters.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/house-tree-512od.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 teaching literature in context Archives • Doing What Matters with Janice Campbell https://doingwhatmatters.com/tag/teaching-literature-in-context/ 32 32 89931359 Why Context? What You Know Changes How You Read https://doingwhatmatters.com/why-context-what-you-know-changes-how-you-read/ https://doingwhatmatters.com/why-context-what-you-know-changes-how-you-read/#respond Tue, 23 Jul 2013 19:38:49 +0000 http://www.janice-campbell.com/?p=1044 Most modern readers have little context for the mindset, manners, and morals, or even many of the conflicts that consumed the characters in the novels of the late 19th and early 20th century. This lack of context can affect understanding and appreciation of the tales.

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