Author argues that the examination of old strains in new ballads should be the starting point in teaching the Tudor-Stuart period in literature and discusses various approaches to teaching the ballad. (MM)

Along with pioneering thrusts into new thematic territory for children's literature has come experimentation in form, style, and technique, even more marked in the field of illustration than in verbal narrative. This article serves as an introduction to contributions by English, French and American experts on children's literature. (Author/SJ)

Shaw's preoccupation with Hamlet resonates in his creative writing. Article documents this statement not only by examining his novels and plays but by searching through prefaces, postscripts, reviews, letters, speeches, etc. that span Shaw's lifetime. (Author/RB)

Discusses the dual image of circle and center, suggesting perfection, Harmony, and equilibrium, as an organizing principle of all Ben Jonson's works. (DS)

Discusses the relevance of two Lewis Carroll novels to the lives of 20th century adolescents when interpreted as satiric views of adulthood and society. (RD)