Description:
Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching the works of David Foster Wallace's novels, short stories, and essays. Includes considerations of Wallace's literary techniques, philosophy, and literary ethics. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in American literature surveys, first-year composition courses, world-literature surveys, and high school courses.
Review Quotes:
"This is a wonderful book that will appeal to teachers at all educational levels. It offers a great deal both to newcomers to Wallace and to readers familiar with his work." --Kasia Boddy, Cambridge University