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Burke, Jim, Comp. – 1999
Born of a high school English teacher's frustration with his students' attitudes about books, this book presents, verbatim, nearly 50 letters sent to the teacher in response to his letter to the editor of the "San Francisco Chronicle" asking readers to write about their experiences with books and the role that books and literature played in their…
Descriptors: Adults, Books, Elementary Secondary Education, English Teachers
Taylor, Caroline – Humanities, 1988
Reports a conversation between Cleanth Brooks and Willie Morris concerning changes in literature during the postmodern era. Discusses narrative form, arguing that contemporary literature is moving away from story telling. Contends that the small percentage of the public which reads serious fiction is the reason for this shift. (KO)
Descriptors: Authors, Contemporary Literature, Fiction, Literary Criticism
