Remarks directed, largely, to Annis Pratt's The New Feminist Criticism" which appears on pp. 872-78 of this issue; a version of a paper presented at Workshop on Feminist Literature and Feminine Consciousness at annual convention of Modern Language Association of America (New York, December 27, 1970). (Editor)

Discusses a Dickens novel relevant today because it specifically recreates the industrial age going into second gear. (Author/SP)

Designed as a guide to scholarship and criticism of the contemporary American novel and related subjects, this selective bibliography includes 48 individual novelists. Omitted are unpublished dissertations, most literary histories, most bibliographies of bibliography, short notes and explications, and book reviews; but the listing does contain…

This selective bibliography, a guide to scholarship in the American novel and related subjects, attempts to provide ample coverage of the major works and topics, with emphasis on work published in the 20th century. Omitted are unpublished dissertations and most literary histories, bibliographies of bibliography, short notes and explications, and…

Paper presented at the Deutscher Neuphilologentag on April 1, 1970 in Munster, West Germany. (WB)

Expands upon Paul Verniere's (1973) article by extending the question of sources to include not only the maps that Prevost probably consulted, but also the various books which might have inspired the novelist. (Text is in French.) (Author/DB)

In figures like Gertrude Stein and Alain Robbe-Grillet, we see the continuation of that long tradition, given to us by the Greeks, of the writer as prophet, touched by the gods. Examines the development of literature through the work of these two writers and the criticisms that accompanied their efforts. (Author/RK)

Discusses the Native American literary renaissance that began in 1968, and introduces a survey of 175 books published since then by American Indians and Eskimos. Clarifies usage of "American Indian,""American Indian literature," and "Native American." Examines literary criticism of contemporary Native American…

Published bimonthly by the National Endowment for the Humanities, this edition of "Humanities" focuses on issues in American literature. Articles and their authors consist of: (1) "Conversations about Literature" (an interview with Cleanth Brooks and Willie Morris about writing and writers in America); (2) "The Spine of…

Black authors have long been telling America about its slave past, although America has apparently not been listening. Frank Webb's novel, "The Garies and Their Friends," was published in the same decade as Harriet Beecher Stowe's "Uncle Tom's Cabin," and yet it has never achieved the popularity of Stowe's work, although its characters are…

GENERAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPORTANCE OF IMAGINATIVE LITERATURE IN THE ENGLISH CURRICULUM HAS IRONICALLY GIVEN RISE TO "A STULTIFYING ACADEMIC GAME"--THE REQUIRED BOOK REPORT. STANDARDS FOR READING BOOKS ARE "CADAVEROUSLY" STEREOTYPED--LONG LISTS OF OUTSIDE READING MATERIAL, AND A SPECIFIED NUMBER OF BOOK REPORTS WHICH INCLUDE SOMETHING…

Describes works produced in France during 1971, treating French literature. (DS)

This monograph, part of a series for language arts teachers, discusses the essential components for teaching modern poetry and modern fiction. The section on modern poetry considers traditional versus modern poetry, modernism in poetry, imagism, the function of poetry in modern times, social change in poetry, and offers a brief list of recommended…