Designed as a guide to scholarship and criticism of the contemporary American novel and related subjects, this selective bibliography includes 48 individual novelists. Omitted are unpublished dissertations, most literary histories, most bibliographies of bibliography, short notes and explications, and book reviews; but the listing does contain…

Critical discussions of reader reaction are often only disguised discussions of author intention. (JH)

Asserts that Wright's importance emerges out of his literary identification with a specific sociological vision of the life and destiny of black people in particular and human kind in general. Examines this vision interpretatively as a philosophy, as a historical trend in American culture, and as a personal and ideological commitment forming the…

Paper presented at the Deutscher Neuphilologentag on April 1, 1970 in Munster, West Germany. (WB)

This essay identifies and illustrates a number of significant features that, in combination, make literary biography a distinct and recognizable genre. Among these are considerations of the various aspects of the composition of literary works, such as sources of inspiration, authors' motives and methods in transforming life into art, and…

Discusses the authorship of literary works attributed to William Shakespeare. Describes the "modal analysis" authorship identification test's application to the dispute. Concludes that the poems, "Shall I Die" and "Elegy," may not have been written by Shakespeare, whereas eight poems from the collection, "The…

Traces the history of English prose from Francis Bacon to the present, commenting on the quality of various authors' writing and of fiction today. (HTH)

Discusses the Native American literary renaissance that began in 1968, and introduces a survey of 175 books published since then by American Indians and Eskimos. Clarifies usage of "American Indian,""American Indian literature," and "Native American." Examines literary criticism of contemporary Native American…

A chronologically presented, condensed adaptation into English of Vinogradov's classic work on the history of the Russian literary language from the 17th to the 19th century is broadened in scope by Lawrence Thomas' introduction. The text develops the fundamental interrelationship of Church Slavonic, chancery language of government, and the…

Focuses on the attempts of W. B. Yeats and W. E. B. DuBois to channel the creative arts of the Irish and Black people, respectively, into a more substantially fulfilling art, an art that took its original impulse from history, legend and myth. (Author/AM)

Suggests that a lecture on Futurism delivered in Catalan at the Ateneo in Barcelona on June 18, 1904, by Gabriel Alomar probably was the greatest influence on F. T. Marinetti and Italian Futurism. (DS)

Describes works produced in France during 1971, treating French literature. (DS)

The author pays tribute to Mordecai Gorelik, a noted critic and scholar of the theatre, by reflecting on the man's critical and dramatic writing. Turning first to his critical writing, the author makes special mention of Gorelik's essays in newspapers and notable journals, his book and production reviews, his articles on theatre appearing in both…