Product DescriptionWorld and Time is an important resource for all teachers of English. It both presents a fascinating overview of teaching Literature today and offers a valuable and practical guide to anyone teaching advanced level courses in the subject.The book explores the contexts - educational, academic and philosophical - in which 'English Literature' is currently taught and assessed. It questions whether and how contexts should be taught; and if it is possible to combine the recent focus on the contextual study of literary texts with a continuing emphasis on texts and topics.In a series of linked discussions focusing on texts and topics central to literary studies, the author demonstrates surprising ways in which the study of context can give a new and sharper focus to the words on the page.Throughout the book, the author argues for the need for students to ask themselves why the subject matters enough to be studied at school and university, and discusses the key literary skills that universities expect students to have developed.Book DescriptionProviding an invaluable resource for any teacher of English: it both presents a fascinating overview of teaching Literature today, and offers a valuable and practical guide to anyone teaching advanced courses in the subject. The book asks whether it is possible to combine the recent focus on the contextual study of literary texts with a continuing emphasis on close reading and discusses the key literary skills that universities expect students of literature to have developed. The book demonstrates surprising ways in which the study of context can give a new and sharper focus to the words on the page.About the AuthorAdrian Barlow is Director of Public Programmes at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education.Adrian Barlow is Director of Public Programmes at the University of Cambridge Institute of Continuing Education. A Fellow of the English Association and formerly an A level Chief Examiner and Chair of Examiners in English and Classics, he has been a prominent contributor to UK and international curriculum and assessment development and is series editor of Cambridge Contexts in Literature.