The article deals with historical concepts of progress as it relates to humanistic studies and the arts. An interpretation of Williams' work is used for illustration. (DB)

Analysis of Conrad Hilberry's poem Hamster Cage". (SP)

The author examines the concept of period style which makes possible the study of the history of style. (MR)

The authors answer criticisms of two previous articles on the theory of prosody. (MR)

Classifying a work of literature means that it is similar to another work or works, and that these similarities may provide insight into it, or suggest new ways of asking or answering questions about it. (Author/MF)

An interpretation of Ferlinghetti's poem, 15." (RD)

Examines the poetry and prose of James Dickey, analyzing his departure from conventional rhyme and the experiences influencing his writing. (HTH)

Suggests that a quote from the 17th-century English physician and writer Thomas Browne captures the essence of the poetry of healing. Argues that healing, at its highest calling, combines the technical mastery of the problem with the response of the whole human being to the mystery; and that this many-faceted response is poetry. (SR)

Discusses the poetry of the West Indian author Edward Kamau Brathwaite. Explores Brathwaite's use of the oral mode to emphasize the African tradition in the Caribbean voice. (PRA)

Discusses the notion of Robert Frost as "that terrifying poet." Analyses some of Frost's poetry in this light and discusses the reactions of students. (PRA)

Notes that the minor Romantic poet John Clare commands increasing attention at academic conferences, in essay collections, and on college syllabi. Argues the practices that have kept Clare in view have also rendered him partially inaccessible to students, scholars and general readers. Suggests readers are now in possession of the materials with…

The problem of understanding oral poetics, or oral traditional poetry, is examined in this survey of contemporary Homeric scholarship in England. The Homeric problem, as it is reflected in both the "Iliad" and the "Odyssey", is considered in four key areas, including: (1) the poetic text, (2) comparative methodology, (3) the…

The problem, emphasized by I. A. Richards, of cultivating in students an awareness of literature which enables them to discern good and bad writing remains unsolved. As demonstrated in critical essays about a poem written under examination conditions by two 16-year-old boys, an ability to identify poetic techniques is not enough to ensure proper…

A discussion of six techniques whereby the abstract nature of foreign language poetry may be communicated to students. These are introduction to the genre, understanding and appreciating poetry, the poet and his/her milieu, reading for expression and vocabulary and in context, and analysis for theme, content, and structure. (Author/AMH)

The teaching-questioning strategy developed in this paper, based on reader-response criticism and Kenneth Burke's pentad, can be used by teachers to elicit responses to any literary work and is designed to help students participate in a work's dramatic context, discover meaning as they read, and assure that their critical essays are based on an…