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Call It an Experiment: What Can We Expect Our Reading to Do for Our Writing?
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Britton, James – English Education, 1987
Describes a mental game in which (1) the identification of some vividly recalled literary excerpt is postponed and, instead, the source is described as much as possible and (2) the source is identified and checked to see if the description accurately represents it. Uses this game to discuss the relation between speech and literary discourse. (JD)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
The Spectator as Theorist: A Reply.
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Britton, James – English Education, 1989
Replies to Joseph Harris' critique of James Britton's conception of "spectator role" (English Education; v20 n1). (MS)
Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, Higher Education, Language Usage, Literary Criticism