Reviews Mark Twain's "The Prince and the Pauper." Discusses Twain's use of realism and language in writing about life in London in 1547. (EL)

Suggests that the attempt by students to guess at the underlying sense of a poem is encouraged by teachers' pursuit of right and wrong answers, failure to respond to form and context, and presentation of poetry at a level of conceptualization beyond students' ability to respond. (KS)

Suggests an approach to literary study that examines the personality behind an author's work as well as the literary conventions. (TO)

Suggests that a course systematically presenting both philosophy and practice of criticism, especially the several schools of criticism prevalent in the United States, be offered to undergraduate and graduate English majors. (TO)

Author remains convinced that the heritage of the past forms the substance of the present, and that for mediating between the voices of generations, literary criticism, whether on paper or in the classroom, serves a central function as defender of whatever civilization we have or may yet have. (Author/RK)

Suggests studying the roles of women through literary analysis as a means of increasing student awareness of the repression and stereotyping that has occurred over the centuries and been recorded by writers. (RB)

Considers some of the problems of establishing a sufficiently comprehensive theoretical basis for the study of literature. (RB)

Issue devoted to ways in which foreign literatures are taught in the language classroom. (DS)

Children must be taught skills to cope with the world outside of school. Studying literature and literary criticism helps develop these critical skills. (MF)

Discusses recent changes in theories and practice of teaching English in the colleges and how this reflects in the teaching of high school literature. Eclectic theory of criticism; intrinsic approach to literary study; impressionism and relativism; student engagement and personal responses to literature are examined. (RB)

An evaluation of the contribution Clyde Robert Bulla has made to the field of children's literature. (RB)

The best current books in the fields of literature and fiction written by or about Catholics are listed and briefly reviewed. (JN)