Argues for the pervasive intervention of the Vietnam War in the cultural production of U.S. poetry. Questions the academic canon of post-World War II poetry and criticizes anthologies for ignoring Vietnam War poetry. Suggests why Vietnam War poetry has remained such an avoided subject. Lists anthologies including such poetry. (HB)

Noting that "reputable" theorists differ widely on even the most fundamental assumptions concerning the scope, principles, and methods proper for studies in dramatic theory, this annotated bibliography provides an overview of the discipline and suggests the wide range of opinions and methods present within it. While emphasizing recent…

Survey is the 55th in the Classical World" series on classical literature. (DS)

Discusses and compares two poetry anthologies, "The Poet's Tongue," compiled by W. H. Auden and John Garrett, first published in 1935, and "The Rattle Bag: An Anthology of Poetry," compiled by Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes, recently published. (FL)

This selected and commented bibliography lists literary criticism and reviews (most published after 1960); it is divided into eight sections which are introduced by short essays. The sections are: bibliographies, background and general characteristics, anthologies, poetry, novel and short story, drama, Mexican and non-Chicano literature, and…

Suggests that published critical analyses of literary works can be used as a pedagogical tool to expose students to informed literary perspectives. Outlines strategies that incorporate these resources into instruction by addressing several interpretations of Robert Frost's poem "The Road Not Taken." (RS)

Continuing, quarterly series of books, articles, and reviews of Italian language and literature studies published by U. S. and Canadian scholars. (DS)

Continuing series of books, ariticles, and reviews of Italian language and literature studies published by U.S. and Canadian scholars. (DS)

Continuing series of books, articles, and reviews of Italian language and literature studies published by U.S. and Canadian scholars. (DS)

Harold Segel's recently published anthology of eighteenth-century Russian literature in English is compared with the Soviet anthologies of Gukovskij and Kokorev (in Russian), the Polish anthology of Jakubowski (in Russian with Polish notes), and the early nineteenth-century Wiener anthology (in English). All of these works are described in some…

This is an anthology of reviews and critical pieces of the significant and available Shakespearean films made between 1935 and 1966. Included are three general essays on Shakespearean film by Ian Johnson, Henri Lemaitre, and Geoffrey Reeves. The specific films and their reviewers are: A Midsummer's Night Dream (1935) Allardyce Nicoll and Richard…

Discusses the life and works of playwright Eugene O'Neill and provides a selected bibliography that records the major book trends of scholarship on O'Neill, including reference works, biographies, criticism and interpretation, anthologies of criticism, and collections of major libraries and archives. (LRW)

Considers the recent flood of anthologies of literary criticism and theory as exemplifications of the confluence of pedagogical concerns, economics of publishing, and other historical factors. Looks specifically at how these anthologies present theory. Cites problems with their formatting theory and proposes alternative ways of organizing theory…

In this book, the author reveals the creative force of children's narrative imagination and shows how this develops through childhood. He provides a new and powerful understanding of the significance of narrative for children's intellectual growth and for learning and teaching. The book explores a series of real stories written by children between…

Critically analyzes teachers' manuals for college literature anthologies. (SW)