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- ISSN: 0010-0994
- E-ISSN: 2161-8178
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From Formalism to Inquiry: A Model of Argument in Antigone
- Source: College English, Volume 62, Issue 2, Nov 1999, p. 223 - 241
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- 01 Nov 1999
Abstract
Presents a definition for a formalist approach to teaching argument and discusses limitations and serious problems with this approach. Discusses “Antigone” as a representative text for teaching argument because it challenges the very possibility of argument. Proposes that literary texts such as “Antigone” be taught as theoretical works in argument.
© 1999 by the National Council of Teachers of English