John Gardner on Howard the Duck
by Tuirgin on Nov.30, 2009, under Comics, Literature, Quotes
From The Art of Fiction:
In theory it may be proper that teachers ignore thrillers, science fiction, and the comic books. No one wants Coleridge pushed from the curriculum by a duck “trapped in a world he never made!” But when we begin to list the contemporary “serious” writers who fill highschool and literature courses, Howard the Duck can look not all that bad.
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January 25th, 2010 on 2:29 pm
Interesting comment by Gardner. I would have to say that some of the stories that I am required to teach from the 7th Grade Anthology of Literature might pale slightly in the presence of “Howard the Duck.” I’m sure my students would find “Howard” more appealing although I think that there is more serious literature available that would be better for my students. The problem is getting them interested in serious reading. I fear they are too accustomed to blowing up tanks and spraying everyone they see with their machine guns on XBox 360 or Playstation.
January 25th, 2010 on 2:56 pm
There’s always Fritz the Cat. That might catch their attention. Although, my preference is Neil Gaiman’s Sandman and most anything by Alan Moore.