Compiled to assist students in studying the literature of Spain and Spanish America, this annotated guide contains brief listings in each of the following categories: bibliographies of bibliographies; histories of literature; dictionaries, literature; encyclopedias; dictionaries, language; biography; bibliographic guides; sources of literary…

Assembled to aid high school literature teachers in exploring the epic with their students, materials in this book approach the epic as a product of a specific culture which presents vivid pictures of earlier societies. Following the introduction and the opening essay, "The Role of the Supernatural in the Epic," chapters are grouped under the…

Selections from world literature can increase high school students' interest in reading, their familiarity with age-old literary themes, their understanding of literary genres, their awareness of varying cultures, and their skill in analyzing and writing about literature. A world literature course with those aims introduced in a small Wisconsin…