This is a bibliography of 250 books translated from French into English and 120 translated from English into French. Section A contains those translated into English, and Section B those translated into French. Entries are listed under the following categories: fiction; poetry; drama; folklore; letters, reports, and travel journals; essays;…

This textbook is a reader that aims to interest the youthful mind, furnish scope for effective reading, and facilitate study of literature and the history of literature. Many pieces are suitable for declamation.

THESE TWO TESTS--"HUCKLEBERRY FINN" AND "DR. JEKYLL AND MR. HYDE"--WERE DESIGNED BY THE OREGON CURRICULUM STUDY CENTER FOR A 10TH-GRADE LITERATURE CURRICULUM. THEY ARE INTENDED TO ACCOMPANY CURRICULUM UNITS AVAILABLE AS ED 010 821 AND ED 010 822. (MM)

The 670 entries in this bibliography include books, articles, and dissertations dating from 1977 that address the topic of women and literature. The cited works deal with women authors and their writings, feminist analyses of works by both female and male authors, and female characters in literature. It is essentially a listing of critical works…

Selected information sources for English and American literature and poetry available at the Arkansas University library are listed including style manuals; guides to the literature; indexes to poetry and short stories; English and American literary histories; general, English, and American biographical sources; handbooks, dictionaries, and…

Films of Shakespeare's plays can demonstrate to students not only that Shakespearean drama is as "alive" today as it was 400 years ago, but also that directors, actors, settings, and costumes can assist in formulating interpretations of plays. In addition by comparing stage and film, students learn to distinguish between the conventions…

To encourage the teaching of British Commonwealth literature to American university students, a broad ranging survey course was designed in which the material was thematically organized. A great body of literature from the 13 countries was scrutinized in order to select 147 representative poems and short stories for an anthology. An effective…

This report, given at a special meeting held in Tehran, differentiates between children's books published by mass-market publishers and by quality publishers and discusses related factors, such as pricing and distribution, artwork, writing, professional associations, printing, the British tradition, translation, and publishing statistics. (JM)

Because teachers often feel incompetent when it comes to teaching poetry, many children grow up without ever acquiring an appreciation for the words and thoughts of poets. This book, intended for teachers, contains a lucid explanation of what poetry is, bringing together several classic definitions by eminent poets and critics. Elements that make…

The Graduate Record Examinations Committees for French, Philosophy, and English Literature participated in an investigation of the feasibility of conducting validity studies of the GRE using a common criterion task. It was determined that such a study was not feasible. However some committee members suggested that many graduate departments used…

This book is designed as an introduction to John Wolcot's works for the general reader, the college student, and the college teacher. Wolcot, whose pen name was Peter Pindar, wrote topical satire on public personalities of the eighteenth century, and his methods of criticism are the motif which guides each chapter and which unites all the satires…

Developed for a quinmester unit on the Dickens family for the high school, this guide provides the teacher with teaching strategies for a course of study designed to familiarize the student with aspects of Victorian England through the multiple works of Charles Dickens. Works to be read and studied include "Oliver Twist,""Tale of…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by G. Wilson Knight, Bernard Blackstone, Mario Praz, Paul West, Guy Steffan, F. R. Leavis, W. W. Robson, Helen Gardner, George M. Ridenour, Edmund Wilson, Gilbert Highet, Bertrand Russell, and John Wain--all dealing with the…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Virginia Woolf, C. S. Lewis, Edmund Wilson, Ian Watt, Alan D. McKillop, Reuben A. Brower, Marvin Mudrick, Mark Schorer, Arnold Kettle, Lionel Trilling, Kingsley Amis, Andrew H. Wright, Donald J. Greene, and D. W.…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Ronald Paulson, A. R. Humphreys, Winfield H. Rogers, Ian Watt, Maynard Mack, Mark Spilka, Aurelien Digeon, Andre Gide, Arnold Kettle, John Middleton Murry, William Empson, George Sherburn, and John S. Coolidge--all…