This article presents an interview with the noted Nepali American fiction writer Samrat Upadhyay. Samrat Upadhyay's fiction is mostly about his native country of Nepal, but he writes mainly for an Anglo-American audience. In the interview, Upadhyay not only discusses his own work, but he also examines samples of prose by other Asian or Asian…

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)

Addresses the increasing separation between teaching and research and decides that the still close relationship between the two in literary criticism means that the enhancement of research is likely to be especially fruitful in improving teaching. (NKA)

The interpretation semiotic system that governs interpretation performance pertains to a distinct code of stylized conventions and includes all of the visual and auditory aspects that are generally salient to the characteristics of a performance. The selection of a particular convention for the interpretation of a specific text involves an act of…

Creative writing assignments are described which prepare students better to apprehend and appreciate Shakespeare's art.