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West, Paul, Ed. – 1963
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by G. Wilson Knight, Bernard Blackstone, Mario Praz, Paul West, Guy Steffan, F. R. Leavis, W. W. Robson, Helen Gardner, George M. Ridenour, Edmund Wilson, Gilbert Highet, Bertrand Russell, and John Wain--all dealing with the…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, English Literature, Higher Education
Watt, Ian, Ed. – 1963
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Virginia Woolf, C. S. Lewis, Edmund Wilson, Ian Watt, Alan D. McKillop, Reuben A. Brower, Marvin Mudrick, Mark Schorer, Arnold Kettle, Lionel Trilling, Kingsley Amis, Andrew H. Wright, Donald J. Greene, and D. W.…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, English Literature, Higher Education
Spilka, Mark, Ed. – 1963
One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Dorothy Van Ghent, Marvin Mudrick, Mark Schorer, Harry T. Moore, Julian Moynahan, Monroe Engel, Graham Hough, Mark Spilka, W. D. Snodgrass, V. de S. Pinto, Arthur E. Waterman, Richard Foster, and Raymond Williams--all…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographies, English Literature, Essays
National Council of Teachers of English, Champaign, IL. – 1964
Approximately 2000 titles in this annotated bibliography of books (both fiction and nonfiction) for students in grades 9-12 are classified by theme (e.g., "Adventure,""Man and Society,""Space and Time"), geographical setting ("Asia,""The Polar Regions,""Europe") or historical setting ("Biblical Times,""Ancient Greece and Rome"). Books for "the…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Classical Literature, English Instruction
Carlsen, G. Robert – 1967
Indicating the need for reading materials to be related to the teenager's problems and interests as well as consistent with the stages of reading development, this book suggests ways to provide good reading experiences for young people in an effort to helf them enjoy reading. It calls for a rational approach to the adolescent's interest in…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Biographies, Classical Literature, Classics (Literature)
Download full textWilson, Jean A.; And Others – 1971
Prepared by an expert committee of the National Council of Teachers of English, this book represents the recommendations of scholars, teachers, librarians, and informed students as to what is of prime value to teenage readers. Over 2,000 titles in 45 different categories and subcategories are covered, together with brief commentary and annotation.…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Biographies, Classical Literature, English Instruction
Carlsen, G. Robert – 1971
The current changing preferences of teen-agers, changes which result from social forces, are presented. An attempt is also made to orient adults to a better understanding of the concerns of young people. The point is made that these concerns can, with skillful guidance, lead the young to a lifetime habit of reading and finding out for themselves…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Adults, Biographies, Books
