This paper discusses the use of lithography in the United States in the early 1800s. Highlights include: the development of lithography in Germany between 1796 and 1798; early expectations for lithography; competition against the existing technology for the production of images--relief prints and copper-plate engravings; examples of 18th-century…

Charles Dickens was not only a master novelist but was also a master in the art of performance. His distinctive reading style was in marked contrast to the standard practices of mid-nineteenth century elocution, but his unique readings and performance philosophy closely resemble the text-centered approach of modern oral interpretation. Considered…

This collection of papers delivered at a symposium held in April 1979 explores the relationship between children and literature in the nineteenth century. The following titles are included: "The Researcher's Craft: Designs and Implements," and "Children's Books and Social History," by Gillian Avery; "Reflections on Histories of Childhood," by…

Asserts that Sunday School magazines are significant in the history of children's reading because they were the most easily accessible literature for children in many English-speaking countries during the nineteenth century. Examines content and themes in two such magazines, "The Children's Friend" and "The Child's Companion and…

Provides a history of Leo Tolstoy's writing of children's literature and a bibliography of children's books containing translations of Tolstoy's stories. (DD)

Examines self-help medical literature in 19th-century Canada. Shows that while authors repeatedly called for "plain" language in contrast to mysterious terminology employed by medical practitioners, comparison of their style with that of medical textbook authors reveals few real differences. Concludes that the posture adopted by Canadian…

Clive comments on the literary power of Karl Marx (The Eighteenth Brumaire of Louis Napoleon), Alexis de Tocqueville (The Old Regime and the Revolution), Thomas Carlyle (French Revolution), and Jakob Burkhardt (The Civilization of the Renaissance in Italy); and notes Macaulay's sensitivity to the "public mind" (History of England). (SJL)

Maintains that Samuel Taylor Coleridge, misguidedly viewed as a threat by some composition scholars, is useful in developing theories of composition and rhetoric. Defines two major principles that inform Coleridge's theory about writing: (1) writers create a habitual self through the act of composition; and (2) a logical writing method unites…

The overarching theme of this monograph is how a Russian intellectual, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, saw himself in the European context. By reference to various of Fyodor Dostoyevsky's romanesque works, the monograph proposes an account of the development of the European awareness of an author nevertheless greatly attached to his native land, and of his…

In examining "authenticity to school life" as a criterion for judging school novels, the author looks at the extent to which the writers themselves have considered this important. He focuses on the period 1906-1930, when a fashion arose for some novelists to attack earlier school novels as untrue. (SJL)

By focusing on Frederick Douglass' reconsideration of literacy in the 1845 "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass," this slave narrative becomes very relevant to students today. This important historical document becomes a powerful tool with which educators can encourage students to confront contemporary, postmodern questions about…

Examines issues about the representation of children in art during the 18th and 19th centuries: (1) main representations during this period; (2) principal influences affecting the construction of these images; and (3) whether the verbal and visual arts conceptualize childhood in similar or different ways. Looks at three influences on writers and…

Pointing to the widespread neglect afforded to the works of nineteenth century Afro-American women authors, this paper discusses, and presents excerpts from, the works of many of these authors to show the types of concerns they wrote about. Among the works discussed are the following: the slave narratives of Harriet Jacobs and Elizabeth Keckley;…

Discusses the social studies writings of Peter Parley and the elements that made them popular to nineteenth-century students. States that educators should examine these textbooks to find the elements that made the social studies interesting and informative instead of dull and boring, as they are perceived to be today. (GEA)

A review of the poet's teaching experience from 1836-1841 on Long Island, New York, includes Whitman's preparation for teaching, teaching conditions, references to teaching in a Whitman short story, comments by one of his students, a description of his teaching and disciplinary methods, and his own reflections on the experience. (MM)