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Sohn, David A. – English Journal, 1971
Proposes that "literature" be redefined to include "all media that offer us art"; a paper presented at annual convention of National Council of Teachers of English (Atlanta, November 27, 1970). (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Attitude Change, Evaluation Criteria, Literary Criticism, Literary Discrimination
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Josephs, Lois – English Journal, 1971
Descriptors: Drama, Elective Courses, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
Ryan, Frank L. – Sci Educ, 1970
Concerned with narrowing the gap between science and the humanities, the author examines briefly the nature of science and literature, and suggests several areas in which the science teacher and the literature may fruitfully work together. (LC)
Descriptors: Classification, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Approach, Liberal Arts
Kaplan, Milton A. – Engl J, 1969
Discusses how teachers can use literature to teach students to gather basic materials for writing better compositions. (SW)
Descriptors: Assignments, English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature
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Klotz, Kenneth – Journal of Aesthetic Education, 1979
All works of literature reflect man's obsession with death and his creative attempts to evade or postpone it. Art cannot solve the problem, but within the limits of human capabilities, we come to art, whether as artists or audience, for our own small share in the "intimations of immortality." (Author/SJL)
Descriptors: Cultural Interrelationships, Death, Literary Criticism, Literary Devices
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Shusterman, Alan J. – College English, 1980
Explores the trend in modern literature and criticism away from the central issues and forces of human life and the corresponding alienation and specialization of college English departments and the profession itself. Calls for a more public orientation in the teaching and criticism of literature. (HTH)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Audiences, College English, English Instruction
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Garrett, Marie M. – Teaching English in the Two-Year College, 1979
Explains the use of student analysis worksheets that focus on essential background information, literary elements, and techniques that the instructor and scholars find noteworthy. (MKM)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Literature, Motivation Techniques
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Walker, Ronald G. – Eureka Studies In Teaching Short Fiction, 2000
Considers how seeking "hidden meanings," attending to the language in which they are embedded, and sharing that experience with students seems to be a viable way to conceive of the essence of literary study. Describes a writing assignment (a "documented critical paper") based on Joseph Conrad's "Secret Sharer." (SG)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Instructional Innovation, Introductory Courses
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Bogdan, Deanne – Journal of Education, 1988
A rebellion against a work of literature in a course on women's literature and feminist criticism appeared to be censorship. Questions are raised about several topics. They are the following: (1) censorship and the selection of literature; (2) the literary versus the stock response; and (3) humanistic assumptions underlying the educational value…
Descriptors: Censorship, Feminism, Humanism, Ideology
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Brown, Marshall – College English, 1997
Suggests that doing literary criticism is how teachers and students hear other voices as they read, instead of projections of themselves. Espouses the study of style as the vehicle of literary criticism. Proposes a definition of style. (RS)
Descriptors: College English, Definitions, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Siddens, Paul J., III – 1991
This paper (1) examines textbooks in group performance of literature to determine how they describe the use of stage light in production; (2) explicates the four qualities and five functions of stage light; (3) explicates the four structural tensions of a text as defined by J. H. Maclay (1972); (4) considers their application to the production of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Lighting, Literature, Production Techniques
Conde, David – De Colores, Journal of Emerging Raza Philosophies, 1975
The article presents a brief overview of 5 papers which cover such areas as Chicano poetry, novel, drama, and popular folklore humor. (NQ)
Descriptors: Conferences, Content Analysis, Hispanic American Literature, Literary Criticism
Johnsen, William A. – 1989
The study of literature can be a discipline only insofar as it is capable of the systemization typical of other human sciences. The possibility of system poses two directions of research: (1) exploring what conditions make system possible; and (2) discovering what follows from the fact of system's possibility. Northrop Frye followed the second…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, English Instruction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Sloan, Glenna Davis – Elementary English, 1974
Literature should not be used only as a teaching aid or a source of pleasure but as a means of developing and expanding the imagination. (JH)
Descriptors: Creative Activities, Elementary School Curriculum, Imagination, Literary Criticism
Rev, M. – Russkij Yazyk za Rubezhom, 1973
Includes literary analysis of several works of major Russian writers. (HK)
Descriptors: Authors, Expressionism, Language Instruction, Literary Criticism
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