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Lacour, Claudia Brodsky – Humanities, 1996
Discusses and appraises the work of Nobel Prize winning black author Toni Morrison. Locates thematic and stylistic antecedents in the works of Fyodor Dostoevsky and Ernest Hemingway. Compares and contrasts Morrison's work with Ralph Ellison's "Invisible Man" and discusses the critical reception of black authors. (MJP)
Descriptors: Audience Response, Authors, Black Community, Black Culture
Graham, Maryemma – Humanities, 1996
Considers the correlation between the role of community in the life of Toni Morrison and her work. Morrison grew up in the close-knit, multiracial, steel mill town of Lorain, Ohio. Her work often evokes a strong sense of place coupled with a need for communal belonging. (MJP)
Descriptors: Authors, Black Community, Black Culture, Black Literature
Taylor, Caroline, Ed. – Humanities, 1988
Published bimonthly by the National Endowment for the Humanities, this edition of "Humanities" focuses on issues in American literature. Articles and their authors consist of: (1) "Conversations about Literature" (an interview with Cleanth Brooks and Willie Morris about writing and writers in America); (2) "The Spine of…
Descriptors: Interviews, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Novels
Taylor, Caroline – Humanities, 1988
Describes a discussion between Cleanth Brooks and Eudora Welty about the state of the story in today's fiction. Characterizes the narrative form as the spine of literature. Points out that, too often, contemporary writers neglect this form of writing and instead emphasize a type of prose poetry. Notes that authors today overemphasize the present…
Descriptors: Authors, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres
Farr, Judith – Humanities, 1990
Discusses the reclusive life of Emily Dickinson, recounting the discovery of Dickinson's poems after her death. Concentrates on the problems Dickinson's sister encountered in securing an editor. Contends that Dickinson's poems were distorted by editors and critics, and includes the original version of "Because I Could Not Stop for…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Editing, Editors, Higher Education
Cheney, Lynne V. – Humanities, 1990
Presents a dialogue between National Endowment for the Humanities chairman, Lynne V. Cheney, and Modern Language Association president, Catharine R. Stimpson. Presents their views on literary criticism, teaching and research, feminism, the future of the humanities, and the search for enduring values in a pluralistic society. Examines the idea of a…
Descriptors: Core Curriculum, Cultural Pluralism, Feminism, Higher Education
Taylor, Caroline – Humanities, 1988
Reports a conversation between Cleanth Brooks and Willie Morris concerning changes in literature during the postmodern era. Discusses narrative form, arguing that contemporary literature is moving away from story telling. Contends that the small percentage of the public which reads serious fiction is the reason for this shift. (KO)
Descriptors: Authors, Contemporary Literature, Fiction, Literary Criticism
Hackney, Sheldon – Humanities, 1996
Presents an interview with Paul Fussell, author of "The Great War and Modern Memory." Fussell speaks about the destruction of that war and his own experiences as a combat officer in World War II. He also addresses his original field of study, 18th century literature, and some of the changes wrought by the 20th century. (MJP)
Descriptors: Alienation, Authors, Cultural Influences, Democratic Values