This chapter is a review of literary works that can enrich and expand the curriculum; pedagogical methods and techniques for the teaching of literature are not dealt with here. This review covers Portuguese, English, Spanish, and French literary works that span the mid-portion of the century, up to 1972. Background information and some explication…

The nature of literature as well as its importance in language study and teaching are discussed. (RM)

Gives reasons for using "anti-utopian" texts in foreign language teaching. Shows how Orwell's "1984" can be used to make clear the significance of history, language, education, sex and love, and mass manipulation, and of how fictional texts deliver their message. Practical teaching suggestions are given. (Text is in German.)…

Defends some recent types of detective novel, which depart from the classic pattern and which, as psychological, sociological, or philosophical novels, bridge the gap between detective novels and serious literature. Value is seen in a course in the detective novel for teaching both native and foreign literatures. (IFS/WGA)

An experimental text-commentary of selected passages from Sophocles'"Antigone" is described. The commentary is intended for students seeking more than a conventional translation who do not know enough Greek to use a standard commentary. (RM)

Recommends, for teaching English in the upper grades, Malamud's "The Assistant," which deals with the life of a minority group in New York during the Great Depression, and which emphasizes the importance of neighborliness and mutual helpfulness. (IFS/WGA)

Proposes an approach to French literature instruction that is less rigid than the traditional "commentaire de texte." (AM)

This paper discusses a student's view of the teaching of literature with respect to: (1) the nature of literature, and (2) the learning process. B. A. programs in French generally include courses designed to "cover" certain areas of literature. These courses involve, usually, "ex cathedra" lecturing, implying first that there is one "correct"…

Issue devoted to teaching foreign literatures in the language classroom. (DS)

Several creative classroom activities related to literary studies are discussed in this article. The plays of Plautus, Aeschylus, Sophocles, Euripides, Shakespeare, Giraudoux, O'Neill, Anouilh, T. S. Eliot, and Goethe are read as the basis for comparative studies. The author discusses the problem of reading Latin plays in translation and comments…

Paper presented at the Deutscher Neuphilologentag," Munster, West Germany, April 2, 1970. (DS)