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Peer reviewedSmiley, 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
Download full textSloan, Thomas O. – 1969
The ability to think of poetry rhetorically is a valuable instrument for interpreting poetry. The poet is the speaker "of" the poem, the persona the speaker "in" the poem. The communicative circle is complete when it includes the reader who combines an analysis of the text (the words of the persona) with an analysis of the…
Descriptors: Characterization, Critical Reading, Interpretive Reading, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedMcCracken, Nancy – College English, 1975
We should train our students to apply the tools of literary analysis to political language.
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Audiences, Communication (Thought Transfer), English Instruction
Ross, T. J. – 1970
The essays in this book explore the relationship between films and some of the liberal arts. The first set of essays revolves around the topic of films and rhetoric. They describe the special language of films and its unique mode of communication. A second group of essays deals with films and literature and includes discussions on writing for…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Cultural Images, Essays, Film Study
