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Direct linkBeck, Bernard – Multicultural Perspectives, 2016
Recent films in the James Bond series and the Hunger Games series have taken entertaining and sentimental versions of stories about violence in the struggle between the established state and rebels against the state. The craft of the moviemaker lends heroic stature to one side in this fight, thus justifying the use of violence. In these movies,…
Descriptors: Violence, Films, Fiction, Didacticism
Blaisdell, Bob – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2015
This is discussion of one of Leo Tolstoy's fictional dramatisations of aggressive but dull-witted pedagogy. In "Anna Karenina," two adults badger a lively, deep-souled, active-minded boy, Anna's son Seryozha, to learn his rote-lessons.
Descriptors: Didacticism, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation, Literary Styles
Douthwaite, Alison – Changing English: Studies in Culture and Education, 2015
This article draws on my experiences of teaching "Stone Cold" to respond to a blog post suggesting that the novel holds little educational value. I argue that the novel's narrative style helps to foster criticality while its subject matter can help students see the relevance of literature to the world around them. Relating this to…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation
Download full textMariam, Olya; Rana, Sidra – Advances in Language and Literary Studies, 2014
The aim of this research is to critique the repercussions of over-generalization of a social issue as depicted in Norma Khouri's "Forbidden Love." The novel/memoir has been written against the 9/11 backdrop and as such serves as means of sensationalizing and exploiting a cultural event which unfortunately echoes in the East. The…
Descriptors: Generalization, Social Problems, Consciousness Raising, Terrorism
Wellek, Rene; Warren, Austin – 1956
Methods of studying literature are defined and described. A section on definitions and distinctions investigates literature and literary study; the nature and function of literature; literary theory, criticism, and history; and general, comparative, and national literature. The ordering and establishing of evidence is described. The bulk of the…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Biographies, Fiction, Fine Arts
Levine, George – Coll Engl, 1970
Descriptors: Characterization, English Literature, Fiction, Formal Criticism
Peer reviewedRuss, Joanna – College English, 1971
Scenes and plots wear out in three distinct stages: Innocence, Plausibility, and Decadence. Examines westerns, spy stories, nurse novels, detective stories, science fiction, pornography, avant-garde fiction, etc. (Author/RB)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres
Iglesias Laguna, Antonio – Spain Today, 1970
Surveys innovative styles, original perspectives, and individual characteristics of Spanish novelists Ferlosio, Fernandez Santos, Matute, Albala, Goytisolo, Martin Santos, Pinilla, Solis, Castresana, Bunuel, Rojas and Aldecoa. (DS)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Fiction, Literary Influences
Martinez Ruiz, Juan – Revista de Filologia Espanola, 1967
Miguel de Cervantes' capture by the Turks and his imprisonment in Argel (Morocco) during the Battle of Lepanto in the sixteenth century have been studied by literary critics who have endeavored to determine fiction and reality in certain episodes of "Don Quijote" and in the drama, "Los banos de Argel". Twelve documents…
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Fiction, Historical Criticism
Peer reviewedStewart, Garrett – College English, 1975
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, English Instruction, Fiction, Higher Education
Peer reviewedPerrins, Barbara – Catholic Library World, 1971
The literature written for today's teenagers is viewed from several aspects including choice of subject matter and style of presentation. (3 references) (NH)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Evaluation, Fiction, Literary Criticism
Bartlett, John B., Ed. – 1973
There are eight major categories and 198 entries in this annotated bibliography compiled and distributed by the Oral Interpretation Interest Group of the Speech Communication Association. The categories are designated as (1) Type of Literature, (2) Analysis of Literature, (3) Bibliographical Data and Social Background, (4) The Art of Literature,…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Annotated Bibliographies, English Literature, Fiction
Peer reviewedAmoros, Andres – Revista de Occidente, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Fiction, Literary Styles, Novels
Gonzalez Lopez, Emilio – Cuadernos Hispanoamericanos, 1972
Special issue dedicated to the works of Pio Baroja. (DS)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Fiction, Literary Styles, Narration
Watson, Robert – Use of English, 1983
Discusses three novels that have revived the author's interest in contemporary fiction. (HOD)
Descriptors: Fiction, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature Appreciation
