Poetry's 'formative power': teaching poetry in Tasmania 1900-1950.

From: Australian Literary Studies | Date: October 1, 2005| Author: Spaulding, Ralph | Copyright information

Poetry has always featured in formal learning programs, but both its function and importance have varied over time according to political and social needs. In his analysis of texts used in the teaching of English from the sixteenth century to 1870, Ian Michael illustrates the different functions poetry served during this period. These ranged from teaching skills--such as grammar, spelling, vocabulary, elocution, rhetoric and composition--to the more elevated aims of fostering Chris...

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