Reading "Rebecca" in the Sixth-Form Classroom: Some Literary-Critical and Pedagogical Explorations

Autor/in	Hanratty, Brian
Titel	Reading "Rebecca" in the Sixth-Form Classroom: Some Literary-Critical and Pedagogical Explorations
Quelle	In: Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 29 (2022) 3, S.323-332 (10 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1358-684X
DOI	10.1080/1358684X.2022.2074818
Schlagwörter	English Literature; English Instruction; Novels; Fiction; Teaching Methods; Reading Processes; Females; Gender Bias; Gender Issues; Self Concept; Authors; Literary Devices; Imagery; Literary Styles; Comparative Analysis; Foreign Countries; Secondary School Students; United Kingdom + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Englische literatur; English langauage lessons; Englischunterricht; Novel; Roman; Fiktion; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; Leseprozess; Weibliches Geschlecht; Geschlechterstereotyp; Geschlechterfrage; Selbstkonzept; Author; Autor; Autorin; Literaturarbeit; Metaphorik; Literarischer Stil; Ausland; Sekundarschüler; Großbritannien
Abstract	While "Rebecca" is not currently a set text for A-Level English Literature, this paper argues that the novel's multi-faceted richness would justify its inclusion in any list of recommended texts. Divided into four interconnected parts, the paper offers, firstly, some approaches to the reading and teaching of fiction, generally. The second part presents some framing contexts for illuminating many of "Rebecca's" preoccupations. These include: ideas about the Gothic tradition and the presentation of Fatal Women in some Romantic literature; some considerations about patriarchy, misogyny, gender and identity; finally, attention is given to the intersection between dream and reality in "Rebecca" and to the idea of obsession and the double self in two other works by Du Maurier. In the third part, more detailed attention is given to the presentation of character in the novel. The fourth part explores some pedagogical approaches to the novel in the sixth-form classroom. (As Provided).
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