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Blades, Joe – Literature/Film Quarterly, 1973
Presents a brief history of "Cabaret" and analyzes the cinematic version for character changes which differ from the story originally written by Christopher Isherwood. (RB)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Drama, Films

Phillips, Gene – Literature/Film Quarterly, 1973
Analyzes the difficulty of adapting Faulkner's "Sanctuary" to film, concluding that a genuine work of art, conceived in one medium, resists being transferred to another art form. (RB)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Content Analysis, Films

Gomez, James A. – Literature/Film Quarterly, 1973
Discusses the controversy surrounding Ken Russell's interpretations of the materials on which he bases his films. (RB)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Films, Higher Education

Schmidt, Dolores Barracano – College English, 1971
A paper presented at Workshop on Literary Sexual Stereotypes at annual convention of Modern Language Association of America (New York, December 27, 1970). (Editor)
Descriptors: Characterization, Females, Fiction, Literary Criticism

Lesser, Simon O. – College English, 1970
A psychological analysis of the motivations and actions of the characters in Act I, Scene 2, of Shakespeare's King Lear" (RD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation

Champion, Larry S. – College English, 1971
Descriptors: Characterization, Comedy, Drama, English Literature

Smedman, M. Sarah – Children's Literature in Education, 1983
Provides a discussion of a character's ascent from a spiritual dark night toward an illuminating encounter with grace and love forcefully depicted by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Fantasy, Literary Criticism

Henke, James T. – Children's Literature in Education, 1982
Examines how the heroine's process of growth and survival in "Z for Zachariah" is played out against the background of a Biblical collage that imbues her struggle with mythic significance. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Biblical Literature, Characterization, Epics
Kimmel, Eric A. – Horn Book Magazine, 1982
Notes how the internal structure of Rudyard's "The Jungle Book,""Captains Courageous," and "Kim," are all the same, even though "Captains Courageous" is not as widely acclaimed as the other two books. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Literary Criticism
Whitehead, Winifred – Use of English, 1982
Examines six books by Jan Mark and suggests they have a variety and range of richness that will attract a wide readership on many different levels. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation

Sterck, Kenneth – Children's Literature in Education, 1980
Compares the actual Christopher Robin Milne with the character of Christopher Robin as found in the verses of A. A. Milne. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism

Factor, June – Children's Literature in Education, 1979
Discusses the Milly-Molly-Mandy books, showing that they depict a world of childhood coherent and memorable enough to be regarded as an outstanding exemplar of certain traditional values. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Family Life, Literary Criticism

Gerlach, Jeanne M.; Maharaj-Boggs, Sati – ALAN Review, 1997
Analyzes the fiction of Robert Newton Peck with reference to his book "Secrets of Successful Fiction." (TB)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Characterization, Literary Criticism, Secondary Education

Wilentz, Gay – College English, 1990
Examines Ernest Hemingway's indictment of Jewish culture through Robert Cohn, a character in "The Sun Also Rises." Argues that Hemingway's portrayal of Cohn reveals the apprehensions that mainstream Americans had about an alien immigrant population. Concludes that Hemingway reacted to what he viewed as a breakdown of values and a threat…
Descriptors: Anti Semitism, Characterization, Jews, Literary Criticism

Neale, Steve – Journal of Film and Video, 1995
Analyzes similarities and differences between Henry Fonda's character Colonel Thursday in John Ford's "Fort Apache" and the historical figure of General George Armstrong Custer. States that historical parallels between Thursday's military defeat and Custer's are, for the most part, fairly obvious. (PA)
Descriptors: Characterization, Comparative Analysis, Film Criticism, Films