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Approaches to Teaching Shelley's Frankenstein (Approaches to Teaching World Literature)

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Now at seventy-three volumes, this popular MLA series (ISSN 10591133) addresses a broad range of literary texts. Each volume surveys teaching aids and critical material and brings together essays that apply a variety of perspectives to teaching the text. Upper-level undergraduate and graduate students, student teachers, education specialists, and teachers in all humanities disciplines will find these volumes particularly helpful.

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Stephen C. Behrendt is currently George Holmes Distinguished Professor of English

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Published: 1990
Genres: Literature Studies and Criticism, Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS: 823.7
LCC: PR5397 .F73 .A6

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