In examining how literature is read and interpreted - in actual classrooms - through the lenses of Matthew Arnold, F.R.Leavis, Louise Rosenblatt and Northrop Frye, Dr Willinsky finds that their influence has failed to create the sort of articulate, outspoken literacy in students that might extend the democratic basis of community and state, and that would give students a greater stake in a literate culture. In fact, the potential of these critics' power - to foster a more diverse literacy that could encompass not only the ...
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In examining how literature is read and interpreted - in actual classrooms - through the lenses of Matthew Arnold, F.R.Leavis, Louise Rosenblatt and Northrop Frye, Dr Willinsky finds that their influence has failed to create the sort of articulate, outspoken literacy in students that might extend the democratic basis of community and state, and that would give students a greater stake in a literate culture. In fact, the potential of these critics' power - to foster a more diverse literacy that could encompass not only the acknowledged great works of Shakespeare and Co, but also the words of lyricists, journalists, and legislators - remains largely unfulfilled.
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