The Reader, the Text, the Poem--And the Film.

Shull, Ellen M.

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Publication Date: 1989

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The Reader, the Text, the Poem--And the Film.

Shull, Ellen M.

English Journal, v78 n8 p53-57 Dec 1989

Describes the experiences of a junior high English class as they read Larry McMurty's novel "Lonesome Dove" and watched the television miniseries based on the novel. Discovers that the relationship between the reader and the written word is similar to that between the viewer and the film. (RS)

Descriptors: Audience Response, Course Content, English Instruction, Film Criticism, Films, Junior High Schools, Reader Response, Reader Text Relationship, Teaching Methods

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Guides - Classroom - Teacher

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