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The Origins of Composition Studies in the American College, 18751925: A Documentary History (Pitt Comp Literacy Culture)
John C. Brereton
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Paperback. This work offers a detailed history of the way that American colleges have thought of and approached the teaching of the subject of English composition between 1875 and 1925. It highlights the way Harvard University's composition programme tackled the matter. Editor(s): Brereton, John C. Series: Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture. Num Pages: 400 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 2AB; 3JH; 3JJ; CJCW; HBTB; JNKC; JNM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 36. Weight in Grams: 816.
This volume describes the formative years of English composition courses in college through a study of the most prominent documents of the time: magazine articles, scholarly reports, early textbooks, teachers' testimonies-and some of the actual student papers that provoked discussion. Includes writings by leading scholars of the era such as Adams Sherman Hill, Gertrude Buck, William Edward Mead, Lane Cooper, William Lyon Phelps, and Fred Newton Scott.
This volume describes the formative years of English composition courses in college through a study of the most prominent documents of the time: magazine articles, scholarly reports, early textbooks, teachers' testimonies-and some of the actual student papers that provoked discussion. Includes writings by leading scholars of the era such as Adams Sherman Hill, Gertrude Buck, William Edward Mead, Lane Cooper, William Lyon Phelps, and Fred Newton Scott.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1996
Publisher
University of Pittsburgh Press
Condition
New
Series
Pittsburgh Series in Composition, Literacy and Culture
Number of Pages
584
Place of Publication
Pittsburgh PA, United States
ISBN
9780822955351
SKU
V9780822955351
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About John C. Brereton
John C. Brereton is professor of English at the University of Massachusetts, Boston.
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