"Walden: The Ballad of Thoreau" is a two-act four-character play about the final two days writer Henry David Thoreau spent in his cabin before leaving Walden Pond. Teachers can use this play to teach about preserving the earth to students. This article presents a brief synopsis of the play and a brief biography of Henry David Thoreau.

In this article, the author recalls the life of playwright, artist, and educator Sterling Houston. Sterling was a teaching artist in a much more global sense. He taught everyone who encountered him how to connect across difference--across race, class, ideology, age, gender, and sexual orientation. He had a talent for gently pushing aside the fears…

Recent obituaries and testimonials to Coretta Scott King and Wendy Wasserstein are reminders of the leadership legacies of these women. About Coretta Scott King (1927-2006), Burch in "The Miami Herald" (February 1, 2006) stated "Coretta Scott King built a legacy from pain and progress, first as the wife who stood tall next to a man bent on…

This article discusses some of the philosophical and artistic motivations behind Lorraine Hansberry's work as a playwright. (BE)

Continuing series on contemporary Spanish authors. Covers the writings of Alonso Zamora Vicente, Ramon de Garciasol, Julio Manegat, Concha Castroviejo, Carlos Muniz, and Angel Palomino Jimenez. (DS)

Continuing series on contemporary Spanish authors. Covers writing of Eugenio Montes, Eulalia Galvarriato, Tomas Borras, Eladio Cabanero, Salvador Garcia de Pruneda, and Jesus Torbado. (DS)

Although Willa Cather is known primarily for her short fiction and novels, she began her writing career as a literary and drama critic while still a student at the University of Nebraska. Her writing experience with the university literary periodical led her to become the drama critic for the "Nebraska State Journal," and later for the…

Discusses the works of contemporary writers Martin de Riquer, Luis Maria Anson, Gabriel Celaya, Gaspar Gomez de la Serna, Carmen Mieza, and Jose Luis Acquaroni. (DS)

Reports on the life and works of contemporary Spanish writers Samuel Gili Gaya, Emilio Romero, Begona Garcia Diego, Ramiro Pinilla, Felix Grande, and Juan Antonio Cabezas. (DS)

Reports on life and works of contemporary Spanish writers Julian Marias, Carmen Nonell, Luis Martin Santos, Luis Felipe Vivanco, Mario Lacruz, and Jose Maria Rodriguez Mendez. (DS)

Continuing series on contemporary authors in Spain. Authors treated are Narciso Alonso Cortes, Manuel Arce, Carmen Llorca, Angel Maria de Lera, Louis Jimenez, Martos and Alfonso Sastre. (DS)

Continuing series on contemporary Spanish authors. Covers the writings of Fernando Lazaro Carreter, Maria Elvira Lacaci, Manuel Calvo Hernando, Rodrigo Rubio, Victor Alperi, and Francisco Garfias. (DS)

Discusses the works of six contemporary Spanish authors. (DS)

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Sergey Tretiakov, Hearings of the House Committee on Un-American Activities, Hannah Arendt, Eric Bentley, Oscar Budel, Ernst Schumacher, I. Fradkin, Hans Egon Holthusen, Gunter Rohrmoser, Walter H. Sokol, Franz Norbert…