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Peer reviewedIsasi Angulo, Amando Carlos – Bulletin Hispanique, 1972
Descriptors: Authors, Comedy, Drama, Interviews
Peer reviewedPalley, Julian – Bulletin of Hispanic Studies, 1971
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Characterization, Literary Influences, Novels
Peer reviewedGrossman, Kathryn M. – Journal of General Education, 1985
Examines Victor Hugo's "Ninety-three," Charles Dickens'"Tale of Two Cities," and Eugene Zamiatin's "We" as examples of romantic satire, considering in each work the quest motif, the oedipal themes, the dystopian vision, and the role of love. (AYC)
Descriptors: Literary Criticism, Nineteenth Century Literature, Novels, Romanticism
Campbell, Alan T. – Journal of the Association of Teachers of Japanese, 1972
Part of a panel discussion on the modern Japanese novelist presented at the 24th Annual Meeting of the Association for Asian Studies on March 29, 1972, in New York, New York. (DS)
Descriptors: Communism, Historical Criticism, Japanese, Motifs
Amar, Marisol B. – French Rev, 1970
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, French Literature, Irony, Literary Styles
Buzash, Michael D. – 1987
Born in 1900, Jacques Prevert was destined to become one of the most popular poets of the twentieth century. After spending his young adulthood with artists linked with the surrealist movement, Prevert became a satirist, social critic, songwriter, writer of children's stories and television programs, and poet. Prevert's interests in the visual…
Descriptors: Childrens Literature, Foreign Countries, French Literature, Literary History
Devine, Joseph E. – Engl J., 1969
Descriptors: Critical Reading, English Instruction, Interpretive Reading, Literary Criticism
Fricke, Dietmar – Neusprachliche Mitteilungen, 1973
Descriptors: Audiences, Content Analysis, Drama, Existentialism
Peer reviewedKoepke, Wulf – German Quarterly, 1971
Descriptors: Ambiguity, German Literature, Idioms, Literary Criticism
Higgins, James – Revista Iberoamer, 1970
Descriptors: Hispanic American Literature, Literary Devices, Moral Criticism, Moral Values
Peer reviewedGrimsley, Juliet – English Journal, 1970
Includes quotations by ninth grade students in reaction to reading the book. (RD)
Descriptors: English Instruction, Literary Criticism, Satire, Science Fiction
Download full textCarlough, Winfield – Educators Guide to Media & Methods, 1968
"Archy and Mehitabel," a collection of 48 newspaper columns by Don Marquis on the aspirations and foibles of man, can be used effectively to spark the interests of today's students. Marquis' delightful dialogue between the humorous and learned cockroach, Archy, and his cliche-ridden but lovable friend, Mehitabel the cat, are written in free verse.…
Descriptors: American Culture, Characterization, Comedy, English Instruction
Quinn, James E. – Missouri English Bulletin, 1969
Tom Stoppard's play, "Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead," focuses on the antics and tragedy of two minor characters in Shakespeare's "Hamlet." Although satirical of their philosophical pretensions, the play conveys the uncertainty and confusion of its two principal characters and thus reflects modern man's dilemma. The…
Descriptors: Comedy, Discussion (Teaching Technique), Drama, English Instruction
ARMOUR, RICHARD – 1958
VARIOUS ASPECTS OF WRITING LIGHT VERSE, EITHER FOR FUN OR FOR PUBLICATION, ARE DISCUSSED IN THIS BOOK--(1) THE NATURE AND APPEAL OF LIGHT VERSE AND ITS MANY VARIETIES, (2) SUBJECTS WHICH LEND THEMSELVES BEST TO THE LIGHT-VERSE TREATMENT, (3) THE APPLICATION OF WHAT ONE HAS LEARNED FROM READING, THINKING, AND CLOSELY OBSERVING HUMAN FOIBLES, (4)…
Descriptors: Concept Formation, Creative Expression, Creative Writing, English Instruction
GRABER, RALPH S. – 1967
BASEBALL FICTION HAS MOVED FROM THE JUVENILE STORIES OF THE TURN OF THE CENTURY TO ADULT FICTION IN WHICH THE GAME IS EXAMINED FOR THE LIGHT IT SHEDS ON THE PARADOXES OF AMERICAN LIFE. EARLY BASEBALL FICTION WAS DIRECTED TOWARD THE DIME-NOVEL AUDIENCE, BUT AFTER WORLD WAR I, SUCH WRITERS AS HEYWOOD BROUN AND RING LARDNER AIMED FOR ADULT READERS…
Descriptors: American Culture, Fantasy, Fiction, Literary Criticism
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