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Macksoud, S. John; Altman, Ross – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1971
Presents an analysis of the rhetorical strategy of Shaw's Saint Joan" and analyses some of the qualities that serve to make the play endearing to readers and audiences today. (AN)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Drama, Literary Criticism, Rhetoric

Smiley, Sam – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1971
The rich tradition of drama as instrument, the many eloquent defenses of drama as teacher, and the structural potentialities of thought-controlled drama argue convincingly that didactic drama can be both useful and fascinating. (Author)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Aristotelian Criticism, Drama, Literary Perspective

Weiher, Carol – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1977
Contends that the historical dramas produced in the 1960'> used historical materials in original ways and for unique reasons and consequently American audiences viewed their heritage in a new light. (MH)
Descriptors: American History, Cultural Context, Cultural Influences, Drama
Bryski, Bruce G. – 1981
An increasingly popular form of mass media persuasion is the "docudrama," a hybrid of the informative documentary and the dramatic film. The docudrama format presents viewers with a purposive viewpoint or value-laden interpretation of reality and contains some degree of historical accuracy and factual authenticity. The docudrama also…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Documentaries, Drama, Ethics
Wiethoff, William E. – 1979
This paper traces Machiavelli's debt to classical rhetoric while outlining the rhetorical tenor of his comedy, "Mandragola." The paper specifically analyzes Machiavelli's attention to the medieval transmission of Ciceronian rhetoric by Boethius, as interpreted from the setting, characterization, and dialogue of "Mandragola."…
Descriptors: Drama, Literary Criticism, Renaissance Literature, Rhetoric
Doyle, Esther M., Ed.; Floyd, Virginia Hastings, Ed. – 1977
The purpose of this second book of 21 self-contained essays is the same as that of the first volume published in 1972: to bring together the scholarly theory and current research regarding oral interpretation. One third of the essays are centered on literature itself: prose fiction, poetry, and the drama. These essays discuss topics such as point…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Audiences, Drama, Fiction
Stockholder, Katherine – Coll Engl, 1969
Descriptors: Characterization, Dialogs (Literary), Drama, Dramatics

Feehan, Michael – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1979
Discusses how "Twelve Propositions by Kenneth Burke on the Relation between Economics and Psychology" generates a new synthesis of Marx and Freud and foreshadows Burke's system of dramatism. His conception of self, the community, and communication come together in a serious argument for drama as a model of human relations. (JMF)
Descriptors: Communication (Thought Transfer), Drama, Economics, Human Relations
McMahon, Helen – Players, 1975
Examines the subject matter, plot structures and theme variations of Simon's more popular plays and concludes that despite mass audience appeal, his works are technically and thematically unsatisfying. Players Magazine, N.I.U. Theatre, DeKalb, Illinois 60115. Subscription Rates: $5.00, one year; $8.50, two years; foreign, $1.00 additional. (MH)
Descriptors: Characterization, Comedy, Drama, Literary Criticism
Barrett, Harold, Ed.; And Others – 1968
At the third annual Cal-State Hayward Conference in Rhetorical Criticism, 22 upper division and graduate students from 16 colleges and universities of the western states presented papers on rhetorical theory, history, and criticism. Panels of faculty members from the same colleges and universities, acting as editor-critics, rated four of these…
Descriptors: American Indians, Communication (Thought Transfer), Debate, Deduction

Maher, Mary Z. – Central States Speech Journal, 1975
Describes a method of re-directing the components of external rhetorical analysis to the intrinsic boundaries of a play and discusses the benefits of such a method as a critical tool in the oral interpretation of dramatic literature. (MH)
Descriptors: Content Analysis, Drama, Evaluation Methods, Higher Education
ERIC Clearinghouse on Reading and Communication Skills, Urbana, IL. – 1979
This collection of abstracts is part of a continuing series providing information on recent doctoral dissertations. The 23 titles deal with a variety of topics, including the following: the rhetoric of various reformers and reform groups; speech disorganization and information retention, credibility, and attitude; the concurring and dissenting…
Descriptors: Annotated Bibliographies, Communication Research, Discourse Analysis, Doctoral Dissertations

Ilkka, Richard J. – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 1977
Describes the nature and impact of the Communist movement's revolutionary language which emphasized the particular pro-American Communist discourse which dramatized issues, events, and people. (MH)
Descriptors: American Culture, Communism, Discourse Analysis, Drama
Yale Univ., New Haven, CT. Graduate School. – 1968
IN THIS COLLECTION OF SIX SPEECHES FROM THE YALE CONFERENCE, EACH AUTHOR DISCUSSES THE MEANINGS OF SPECIFIC WORKS OR IDEAS IMPORTANT TO ENGLISH TEACHING. SPEECHES ARE BY (1) SCOTT ELLEDGE, WHO PROPOSES COMPOSITION ASSIGNMENTS WHICH ENCOURAGE STUDENTS TO "EXPLAIN" IMAGINATIVELY, (2) JAMES FOLSOM, WHO DISCUSSES THE WAYS IN WHICH A SHARPENED…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Drama, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
KITZHABER, ALBERT R.
THIS CULMINATING UNIT OF THE 12TH-GRADE OREGON LITERATURE CURRICULUM IS BASED UPON ONE WORK, "HAMLET." THE TEACHER VERSION INCLUDES DISCUSSIONS OF (1) THE RELEVANCE OF HAMLET'S CHARACTER TO MODERN TIMES, (2) THE PROBLEMS IN THE CHARACTERIZATIONS OF THE GHOST, CLAUDIUS, AND HAMLET, (3) THE PLAY'S THREE-PHASE STRUCTURE, (4) THE PLAY'S…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Curriculum Research, Drama, English Curriculum
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