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| Drama | 31 |
| Literary Criticism | 19 |
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Peer reviewedMarshall, Geoffrey – College English, 1971
Argues that when the comic world or worlds" are examined as independent entities . . . useful information about comic character, plot, and setting" can be obtained. (Author/SW)
Descriptors: Characterization, Comedy, Drama, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedMartineau, Stephen – College English, 1974
Through the use of theater games, the literary and theatrical aspects of drama can be brought closer together in the classroom. (JH)
Descriptors: College English, College Language Programs, Creative Dramatics, Drama
Peer reviewedTaylor, Thomas J. – College English, 1981
Advocates teaching lesser known plays from different historical periods and teaching popular contemporary plays in addition to the plays traditionally included in drama anthologies. (MKM)
Descriptors: Authors, College English, Drama, English Curriculum
Peer reviewedKamps, Ivo – College English, 1996
Aims to rehabilitate the reputation of Shakespeare's "Henry VIII" and emphasizes its potential usefulness in the classroom by reconsidering it in the context of Renaissance history writing. Shows how "Henry VIII" can be taught as a commentary on or seen as a continuation of incipient themes in "The Tempest" and…
Descriptors: Drama, Higher Education, Historiography, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedLesser, Simon O. – College English, 1970
A psychological analysis of the motivations and actions of the characters in Act I, Scene 2, of Shakespeare's King Lear" (RD)
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedChampion, Larry S. – College English, 1971
Descriptors: Characterization, Comedy, Drama, English Literature
Peer reviewedTaylor, Thomas J. – College English, 1979
Texts of nonscripted theatrical performances, unauthoritative and highly contingent translations from theater language into verbal language, present problems of interpretation and translation. (DD)
Descriptors: Drama, Higher Education, Interpretive Reading, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedDevine, Mary Elizabeth; Clark, Constance M. – College English, 1976
Descriptors: Characterization, Drama, English Instruction, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedEggers, Walter F., Jr. – College English, 1979
Describes an approach to teaching dramatic texts based on an attempt to help students contextualize, to educate their expectations. (DD)
Descriptors: Drama, Higher Education, Literary Perspective, Literature Appreciation
Peer reviewedDuncan, Charles F., Jr. – College English, 1973
Descriptors: Classroom Techniques, College Instruction, Drama, English Instruction
Peer reviewedHallett, Charles A. – College English, 1971
In a workshop intended to develop their ability to read drama perceptively," students studied conflicting interpretations of Shakespearean scenes, infomally staged the scenes, and discussed the appropriateness of the interpretations in the context of the entire play. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Annotated Bibliographies, College Instruction, Drama
Peer reviewedHellenga, Robert R. – College English, 1973
Discusses the classroom as a setting where Hamlet'' can be read dramatically, recreating the meaning captured in theatrical productions. (RB)
Descriptors: Class Activities, Critical Reading, Drama, Literary Criticism
Peer reviewedStone, William B. – College English, 1972
Marxist approach to a discussion of Henry IV, Part One." Differing position presented by Richard M. Eastman (TE 202 171). (MB)
Descriptors: Bias, Drama, Literary Criticism, Literary Perspective
Peer reviewedEastman, Richard M. – College English, 1972
Liberal humanist approach to a discussion of Henry IV, Part One." Differing position presented by William B. Stone (TE 202 170). (MB)
Descriptors: Drama, Humanism, Literary Criticism, Literary Perspective
Peer reviewedStevens, Martin – College English, 1971
Argues that a recognition of the non-representational nature of the Corpus Christi cycles yields an awareness of the rich, multidimensional theatrical panorama" they created. (Author/RD)
Descriptors: Acting, Audience Participation, Drama, Dramatics
