Quotes and discusses Bernard Shaw's statements on the purpose of literary art, the author's role and character, the nature of audiences, and the artistic requirements of fiction and dramatic works. Finds Shaw's theory of literary art consistent and unaltered throughout more than half a century. (DMM)

Focuses on John Barth's story, "Glossolalia," in discussions of the study of literature along generic lines as a means to determine a work's participation in history; and of the character of truth. Suggests a dialog that integrates theory and practice in introductory literature courses. (DMM)

Suggests ways to give literary theory its rightful place in literary study by teaching psychoanalytic, literary, and philosophical texts in a comparative perspective. (DD)

Discusses an antiestablishment stance and explains how the adoption of an author of an outsider's viewpoint facilitates the observation and recording of the futility behind day-to-day activities. A discussion focuses on the importance of auditory qualities of speech in Pacific literature. (JL)

Discusses the idea of national literature, contemporary problems with its definition, and its history. Discusses various models of national literature. (PRA)

Describes how a male and a female version of the horror tale, studied in tandem, reveal both the universal and the gender-based elements of the genre. (PRA)

This article describes a reading/writing strategy known as the "T Analysis" that encourages students to engage literary texts intensely without having to demonstrate that engagement with a formal paper. The "T Analysis" is named for a large "T" configuration that will appear on a student's paper when the exercise is completed. The "T" helps…

This French text of selected articles, lectures, and writings from Bally to Jakobson presents a typology of literary styles, complementing an introductory book on the theory and readings in stylistics by dealing with the problems and methods of stylistic analysis. Seeking to arrive at a description of the inner structure of literary texts, it…

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)

Current emphasis on communication in FL teaching should not rule out the use of literary texts, for these reveal segments of human life and patterns of language. The treatment of such texts is discussed. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

Compares teaching literature to prison inmates and to college students, concluding that prisoners benefit greatly from the experience because it reestablishes a sense of identity. (RB)

Discusses a method of analyzing "A Clockwork Orange" in terms of the protagonist's personality, the point of view, and the violence-sex theme. (RB)

Brief discussion of the life and works of French Canadian author Roch Carrier. (PMP)