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Literature in Its Place

by James Britton
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Overview

For James Britton, literature's place is not what curriculum guides or canon-lovers have limited it to, but rather what the fruitful imaginations of all language users, young or old, use it for to tell their stories to themselves or others.

About the Author, James Britton

James Britton is Emeritus Professor of Education, University of London. He is the author of Language and Learning (Penguin), and a selection of his essays, Prospect and Retrospect (Boynton/Cook), was published in 1982. He has also published several books for children.

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Book Details

Published
May 17, 1993
Publisher
Portsmouth, NH : Boynton/Cook Publishers, c1993.
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780867093155

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