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Hansen, Tom – 1991
In 1958 in their journal, "The Fifties," Robert Bly and William Duffy introduced North American readers and students to a number of European and South American poets who had developed an imagination variously described as "ecstatic,""surreal,""fantastic,""mythic," etc. That same year the American poet Donald Hall began to write poetry in a new…
Descriptors: Contemporary Literature, Content Analysis, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
Powell, David – 1975
An index of 1,000 major short stories is presented. An introduction to the index contains an explication of the historical development of the short story and its elements, and a discussion of the critical importance of conflict and author's point of view in short stories. The stories are indexed alphabetically by author, title, structure/point of…
Descriptors: Authors, Classification, Higher Education, Indexes
White, Mary Lou Usery – 1972
This study was based on the idea that a structural analysis of picture storybooks might offer implications for the use of structural criticism in the teaching of children's literature. One hundred picture storybooks were analyzed inductively for certain basic components of plot structure which were termed actions. The analysis of the books…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Illustrations, Literary Criticism
Houghton, Charles F. – 1971
A quinmester journalism writing course that explores serious techniques used in effective articles that mold opinion is presented in this course guide. The course focuses upon responsibility, good taste, the problem of censorship, crusading, and propaganda techniques. Reading of editorials and columns and practice in writing are included.…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Course Content, Essays, Journalism

Larrick, Nancy – English Journal, 1975
Descriptors: Authors, Communication (Thought Transfer), Creativity, Literary Criticism

Wideman, John – Black American Literature Forum, 1977
Charts the evolution of the black voice in American literature into a self-sufficient, independent literary language. (GW)
Descriptors: Black History, Black Literature, Fiction, Language Patterns
MacLeod, Anne Scott – Horn Book Magazine, 1987
Contrasts the very popular and enduring Nancy Drew series with the host of imitators that appeared after the initial success of the Drew series. Points out that the Drew books were focused mysteries with only tenuous ties to realism but that imitators usually copied the outlines of the pattern but either overlooked or weakened important parts of…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Adolescents, Authors, Comparative Analysis
Dyer, Joyce Coyne – Teachers and Writers Magazine, 1985
Presents a classroom exercise in literary analysis that requires students to imitate Ernest Hemingway's writing style. (DF)
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Literary Criticism, Literary Styles, Novels
Dean, Paul – Use of English, 1984
Suggests a method of teaching the poetry of Alexander Pope that focuses on the satirical nature of his writing. (AEA)
Descriptors: Eighteenth Century Literature, English Literature, Higher Education, Literary Criticism

Iwasaki, Bruce – Amerasia Journal, 1976
Notes that an Asian American literary tradition exists which involves more than the ethnicity of a group of authors, and asks: What are the components of this tradition? What is the writer's stance before it? What is the community's stake in it? What are the writer's duties to this community? What are the issues of audience, language, style and…
Descriptors: Asian Americans, Authors, Bias, Literary Criticism

Hamilton, Carlos D. – Cuadernos Americanos, 1973
Descriptors: Biographies, Hispanic American Literature, Impressionistic Criticism, Latin American Literature

Kalbouss, George – Russian Language Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, College Language Programs, Fiction, Literary Styles

Hamilton, Carlos D. – Cuadernos Americanos, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Essays, Hispanic American Literature, Literary Genres

Adamson, Lynda G. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1980
Provides a semester syllabus for a course in twentieth-century world literature and suggests selections to add to a world literature survey based on works of Nobel Prize winners. Includes an annotated bibliography of background information on both the literature and the philosophies of the twentieth century. (MKM)
Descriptors: Course Descriptions, English Curriculum, Literary Criticism, Literary History

Herrin, Roberta – Appalachian Journal, 1996
Critiques the work of Appalachian writer Gloria Houston who has written six children's books based on the culture and history of rural North Carolina. Her most successful work, "My Great-Aunt Arizona," presents an alternative to the usual stereotypes of backwoods teacher and school. Includes a bibliography of Appalachian children's…
Descriptors: Authors, Books, Childrens Literature, Cultural Images