Eternal Argument

The Eternal Argument

Why do we read the “classics”? What’s the point? In The Eternal Argument, author Robin Finley explains the framework of why reading and teaching literature is such a meaningful endeavor. With great humor and excellent examples from literature and history, this book is a valuable supplement to your language arts curriculum that provides a launching point for discussion.

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Just Old Guys: The Renaissance to Neo-Classicism
Somewhat Old Guys: The American and French Revolutions
Newer Old Guys: The Romantics to the Realists
Newest Guys: The Naturalists to the Modernists
Stuff You Need to Know to Teach This Stuff
Now Let’s Apply All This to the Books We’ve Discussed
Because It’s All About Me … What Do I Think?

Throughout The Eternal Argument, many works of literature are discussed (but not necessarily recommended) and used as examples of what is happening or has happened on BOTH sides of the argument. Here is a partial list of books included:

A Christmas Carol by Dickens
The Red Badge of Courage by Crane
The Robe by Douglas
A Tale of Two Cities by Dickens
Wuthering Heights by Bronte
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Twain

The Catcher in the Rye by Salinger
Flowers for Algernon by Keyes
The Republic by Plato
Gulliver’s Travels by Swift
Frankenstein by Shelley
Animal Farm by Orwell

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Curious about why we delve into classic literature and what makes it so significant? In The Eternal Argument, Robin Finley offers a compelling exploration of the purpose of literary analysis....

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Curious about why we delve into classic literature and what makes it so significant? In The Eternal Argument, Robin Finley offers a compelling exploration of the purpose of literary analysis....

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With great humor and many excellent examples of literature and history, The Eternal Argument explains the framework which will make reading and teaching literature a more meaningful endeavor. Softcover book...

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The Eternal Argument

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