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Peer reviewedAmoros, Andres – Revista de Occidente, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Fiction, Literary Styles, Novels
Rodgers, Carolyn M. – Black World, 1970
A young Chicago poet explores the black literary scene and exposes new vistas of understanding and possibility. (DM)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Literature, Group Unity, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedDavenport, Julia – Children's Literature in Education, 1983
Examines the parallels in the narrative framework of Mary Norton and Emily Bronte. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Comparative Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Peer reviewedKearney, Anthony – Children's Literature in Education, 1983
Examines how the accounts of the lives of intrepid missionaries were offered as inspiration to young readers into the early twentieth century. (HOD)
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literary Styles
Augusti, Valeria – Horizontes, 1997
Considers the set of representations that configure the images of the literature of Brazilian Romanticism. Notes the capacity of this literature to transform both values and social patterns of behavior. (PA)
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Literary Criticism, Literary History, Literary Styles
Hamilton, William H., Jr. – 1989
"Dust Tracks on a Road," author Zora Neale Hurston's autobiography, is not a typical black autobiography. Hurston is a complex woman and author who addresses both black and white audiences, shifting the cadences of her voice to invoke a readership that can hear the textures of many voices and respond to an underlying call to a world…
Descriptors: Audience Awareness, Authors, Autobiographies, Black Literature
Peer reviewedKahn, E. – Linguistics, 1974
This paper uses discussion of Edmund Spenser's "The Faerie Queene" to present a theoretical framework for explaining the semantics of narrative discourse. The algebraic theory of finite automata is used. (CK)
Descriptors: Algebra, Allegory, Discourse Analysis, Literary Criticism
Angelotti, Michael Louis – 1972
This study investigated the adolescent experience with adult literature. Sixty-six eighth graders' free written responses to the Junior novel "Turned Out" were compared to their responses to the adult novel "A Separate Peace." Both novels were segmented into four divisions representing the exposition, development, climax, and conclusion of each…
Descriptors: Grade 8, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Literature
Peer reviewedHiatt, Mary P. – College Composition and Communication, 1978
A study of 100 books, 50 by women and 50 by men, provided clear evidence of a feminine style of writing which is conservative, structurally sound, logical, and balanced. (DD)
Descriptors: Females, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
Peer reviewedAdolph, Robert – CEA Critic, 1976
Argues that students need to be shown the value of the study of literary style. (AA)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
McDonnell, Christine – Horn Book Magazine, 1988
Describes the novels of Chris Crutcher--vital works which deal with young men, sports, and growing up. Points out the connections between Crutcher's background and his work. (ARH)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Athletics, Authors, Characterization
Peer reviewedAlberghene, Janice M. – Children's Literature in Education, 1985
Relates how E.B. White's classic teaches the young reader the complicated pleasures of becoming a good writer. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles
Peer reviewedMcGavran, James Holt, Jr. – Children's Literature in Education, 1986
Examines the Christian, humanist, and romantic dimensions of "Jacob Have I Loved" by Katherine Paterson. (HOD)
Descriptors: Authors, Characterization, Childrens Literature, Christianity
Peer reviewedMacLeod, Anne Scott – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Compares the works of Horatio Alger and Edward Stratemeyer and probes the reasons for their success. (HOD)
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Comparative Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres
Peer reviewedWright, Ann – Children's Literature in Education, 1984
Relates how Paul Theroux's two Christmas tales ("A Christmas Card" and "London Snow") are part of a genre and center on truthful discoveries about human behavior and values. (HOD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Childrens Literature, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
