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Cohn, Jan – 1978
Popular literature consists of novels, stories, and essays--and by extension, plays, movies, and teledramas--that attract a significant audience. Having students study popular fiction in English classes can help to "hook" the non-reader because popular fiction is more accessible and simpler in structure and language than the literary classics.…
Descriptors: Classics (Literature), Course Content, English Instruction, Fiction
