Sounds as if English Literature is going to be taught according to the same narrow-minded criteria I was taught Literature in Sweden in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s. Whereas I find it logical starting with Swedish texts in Sweden (and hating Strindberg -with two exceptions- as much as someone did Shakespeare) it was as if the Swedes kept pretending there was little of interest outside that country´s borders. I imagine a generation growing up on Mankell thinking "this is literature".
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Date: 2014-05-26 12:11 pm (UTC)Whereas I find it logical starting with Swedish texts in Sweden (and hating Strindberg -with two exceptions- as much as someone did Shakespeare) it was as if the Swedes kept pretending there was little of interest outside that country´s borders.
I imagine a generation growing up on Mankell thinking "this is literature".