David Foster Wallace's works engaged with his literary moment - roughly summarized as postmodernism - and with the author's historical context. The essays in this volume suggest ways to explain Wallace's philosophical and literary preoccupations as students contend with urgent issues, both personal and political, through reading literature.
Offers pedagogical techniques for teaching the works of David Foster Wallace's novels, short stories, and essays. Includes considerations of Wallace's literary techniques, philosophy, and literary ethics. Gives syllabus suggestions for undergraduate and graduate courses in American literature surveys, first-year composition courses, world-literature surveys, and high school courses.
