Comments on Michael Martin's paper "Philosophy of Science and Science Education" that appeared in "Studies in Philosophy and Education" 7 (1972): 210-25. (PG)

Defines and urges the development of a method of literary criticism based on an awareness of ecology, citing several of Shakespeare's works to exemplify the ecological approach. (RB)

Discusses the paradox of plays as written literature and as dramatic performance. (CH)

An advocation of careful textual criticism of films before the films are studied in great depth. (CH)

In examining Kenneth Burke's maxim "ad bellum purificandum" (translated as "the purification of war"), it seems plausible to infer that Burke's entire system of thought was based on his outrage toward war and the misuse of symbols that makes war possible. Burke saw his criticisms of war not as mere passiveness but rather as…

This essay analyzes Kenneth Burke's speech ("Revolutionary Symbolism") to the 1935 Writers Congress, a congress intended to explore the relationship between politics and art, and controlled closely by the American Communist Party. The essay maintains that Burke was prepared to offer to the Communist Party and to all…

In an attempt to define rhetorical discourse, the paper examines the speeches of Ahab, the main character from Herman Melville's book, "Moby-Dick." The paper first determines if Ahab's speeches actually fall into the category of rhetorical discourse by examining his major speeches, and then ascertains whether his speeches are bombs…

Argumentation is fundamentally exhortative: arguments can be understood as invitations to emulate the lives of those who make the arguments. The human exemplar of an argument's substance, e.g. Jesus Christ as exemplar of Christianity, is the paradigm for this theory in which the arguer's identity is seen both as equal in importance to and…

A brief reading of "Desire under the Elms" by Eugene O'Neill illustrates how a conventional Oedipal reading of the playscript opens up spaces within the text for deconstructive free-play. In this case, a tension is identified and foregrounded between this conventional application of the Oedipal complex and Freud's interpretation of the…

A critique of Glazer and Moynihan's second edition of "Beyond the Melting Pot," with specific reference to remarks made about the Puerto Rican community in their introduction. (EH)

Reviews the life and works of Bertha Mahony Miller, a collector of children's books and a sometime critic. (RB)

A former publisher of children's books presents a personalized account of her successes and failures and includes some personal remembrances from her private life. (RB)

Some science books are also good literature when judged by literary criteria. A few examples are cited and a selective bibliography is included. (LS)

Discusses the importance of the reader's response in achieving an understanding of literature. (RB)