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Moddelmog, Debra A. – 1993
Offering a poetics for myth in 20th century fiction, this book argues that the nature of myth is to inspire interpretation, that every myth carries with it an intertextual body of theories regarding its meaning and yet remains capable of evoking new meaning. The book further argues that myth, when used in fiction, functions like a language, with…
Descriptors: Fiction, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Genres
Rabinowitz, Peter J. – 1997
Asking how what an individual knows shapes the ways in which he or she reads, this book starts from the premise that any productive theory of narrative must take into account the presuppositions the reader brings to the text. The book explores how prior knowledge of literary conventions influences the processes of interpretation and evaluation. It…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Discourse Analysis, Hermeneutics, Interpretive Skills
Download full textFarrell, Edmund J., Ed.; Squire, James R., Ed. – 1990
To honor the fiftieth anniversary of the publication of Louise M. Rosenblatt's book "Literature as Exploration," this book offers 12 essays that demonstrate the extraordinary influence of Rosenblatt's work on the teaching of literature, on literary theory, and on educational research in all English-speaking countries. Further, it evinces…
Descriptors: Adolescent Literature, Annotated Bibliographies, Childrens Literature, Educational Research
Chew, Charles, Ed.; And Others – 1986
Focusing on reader response in the classroom, the works collected in this book represent the results of a five-week summer institute in which 25 middle school, high school, and college teachers studied the principles and applications of literature instruction. The following essays are included: an introduction by G. Garber; "An Overview of the…
Descriptors: Classroom Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Literary Criticism
Biddle, Arthur W., Ed.; Fulwiler, Toby, Ed. – 1989
Approaching literary study from two distinct yet interlocking perspectives (by looking at the major genres of literature and by examining the forms in which students of literature are expected to write about the literature they read), this book has two main sections. Following the Prelude, which treats the relationships between reading and writing…
Descriptors: Creative Writing, Drama, Essays, Fiction
Newkirk, Thomas, Ed. – 1986
Drawn from talks given at a conference held at the University of New Hampshire in October 1984, the papers in this collection explore the relationship of composition to reading and literature studies. Following an introductory chapter written by Thomas Newkirk, which contains background information about that relationship as well as an overview of…
Descriptors: Educational History, Educational Theories, English Curriculum, Freshman Composition
