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Hirsch, E. D., Jr. – College English, 1974
Because "literature" is a heterogeneous body of texts with no essence, no sort of critical question is more intrinsic than any other. (JH)
Descriptors: Aristotelian Criticism, Formal Criticism, Literary Criticism, Literature

Maier, Rosemarie – College English, 1970
Considers W. K. Wimsatt's and M. C. Beardsley's denial that an author's intention has direct relevance to the criticism of his literary work. (SW)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Formal Criticism, Historical Criticism, Literary Criticism

Shoeter, James – College English, 1972
The author analizes and evaluates Frye's concept of myth. (MF)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Authors, English, Formal Criticism
Plett, Heinrich F. – Neueren Sprachen, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, College Language Programs, Formal Criticism, Language

Kraft, Quentin G. – College English, 1975
Structuralist literary criticism, in its methods and claims to being scientific, strongly resembles the "New Criticism."
Descriptors: Cultural Context, Formal Criticism, Literary Criticism, Literature

Bleich, David – College English, 1975
The study of literary art and the study of ourselves are ultimately the same thing. (JH)
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Formal Criticism, Impressionistic Criticism, Individual Psychology

Canary, Robert H. – College English, 1975
Descriptors: Formal Criticism, Literary Criticism, Literature, Publications
Friedman, Norman – College English, 1965
Extremists, whether formalists of the New Criticism or of the humanist-moralist tradition, are taken to task in this attempt to combine elements of both in a more pluralistic approach to literary criticism. An analysis of a Frost poem, "Stopping by Woods", is attempted as an illustration of a kind of criticism that seeks to clarify the parts of…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Comparative Analysis, Educational Objectives, English Instruction

Miller, James E., Jr., Ed. – College English, 1965
Articles contained in this publication are (1) "Criticism in Teaching Literature" by Wayne Booth; (2) "Criticism and Literature: A Reply" (to Booth's article) by Frederick J. Hoffman; (3) "Criticism in Context" by Helen C. White; (4) "Formalist Criticism and Shakespeare" by Kester Svendsen; (5) "Grammar, History, and Criticism" by Kenneth S.…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, College Instruction, Content Analysis, English Instruction

Kramer, Leonie – English in Australia, 1972
Author questions assumptions about formal criticism that are made, consciously or unconsciously, by teachers of English. (Editor)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Formal Criticism, Intellectual Experience, Literary Criticism
Ducharme, Edward R.; And Others – English Record, 1970
Three writers debate whether English teachers should depend on external or internal criteria when analyzing and teaching literature. Each writer discusses the meaning of Elinor Wylie's poem, "The Eagle and the Mole," according to his particular view of literary analysis. Edward Ducharme, in "The Evasion of the Text," submits…
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Context Clues, Critical Reading, Formal Criticism
Lewis, William Joseph – 1972
This study investigated whether adolescents' response to film is similar to or different from their response to literature and what these similarities or differences mean. Tenth grade students read two literary selections and viewed two films paired on the basis of similarities in treatment of subject and theme. Students' written responses to…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Comparative Analysis, Females, Film Study
Russell, William M. – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: English, Formal Criticism, Grammar, Language

Wasson, Richard – College English, 1972
Outlines some general principles of the Marxist Theory of Literary Criticism for scholars and teachers. (RB)
Descriptors: College Instruction, Formal Criticism, Literary Criticism, Literary History

Bellis, George – College English, 1975
A recounting of how the author's graduate training failed with everything he considered important. (JH)
Descriptors: English Curriculum, Formal Criticism, Graduate Students, Graduate Study
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