Marianne Thormahlen

The Brontes and Education

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An exploration of how the Bront s' fiction engages with the intense debates on education in the nineteenth century.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 518g
• ISBN-13: 9780521155618
• ISBN-10: 0521155614
• Artikelnr.: 31793643

Autorenporträt

Marianne Thormählen is Professor of English Literature at Lund University, Sweden.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Part I. Education and Society: 1. The education of the people
2. The improvement of the mind
Part II. Home and School: 3. Household education versus school training
4. Parents and children
5. Professional educators in the home
6. Schools and schooling
Part III. Subjects and Skills: 7. A sound English education
8. Religion and education
9. The accomplishments
10. Male and female education
11. Beyond the schoolroom: reading and the Brontës
Part IV. Strategies and Methods: 12. Pedagogical purposes and principles
13. Schoolroom practices
Part V. Originality and Freedom: 14. Docility and originality
15. Liberty and responsibility
Select bibliography
Index.