This paper discusses the notion that comprehension of language involves an active interpretative process entailing both a generating of expectations and a matching of expectations to the "incoming message." There are, however, two forms of discourse in which the relation of text to message differs from that holding in ordinary language.…

This book deals with how schools can generate experiences which are both painful and joyful to students. It endorses a kind of schooling which will teach students love of life, pursuit of truth, and human compassion. The book presents both the joyful and painful experiences of students through short stories and comments by both children and…

As objectives for this secondary level unit, students are to: (1) read the unit with comprehension; (2) demonstrate their comprehension of the Chicana's history by participating in an oral discussion utilizing four discussion questions; and (3) correctly answer 15 of the 20 questions on a multiple choice test. The unit consists of a brief history…

This book investigates the problems and possibilities in the translation of literature, especially poetry. The investigation is based on a comparison between Catullus' sixty-fourth poem and English translations of it published between 1870 and 1970. Several strategies for translating are analyzed, and their comparative merits and faults are…

A work of literature has no hidden meanings; everything needed for complete understanding is contained within the text. A failure to perceive sense in literature is not a permanent situation, however, nor is the work itself a static phenomenon. The perception of meaning may vary according to the reader's experience, but, strictly speaking, a…

The collection of articles in this volume focuses on different kinds of folk literature from Bengal, Tamilnad, Bihar, Hindi-speaking North India, and Nepal. An introductory article by S.S. Wadley discusses types of folk literature in Karimpur. The remaining articles are organized according to cultural themes: "The Lustful Stepmother in the…

Written in poetry, this children's story focuses upon the shared dreams of an old man and a young boy who are prehistoric cave dwellers living in the southwestern part of the United States. The poem's theme centers upon the question of whether or not there are people other than those of this particular tribe living on the earth. This question is…

Poetry therapy is the method of therapy based on the principle that a poem is a special medium for expressing emotions and that this expression can have psychotherapeutic value. A survey taken in 1973 showed there were over 400 therapists treating 3,500 drug addicts, alcoholics, and mental retardates around the country. Poetry therapists…

An historical survey of the themes, directions, trends, and artistic techniques of black writers in America provides insight into the works of such artists as Phyllis Wheatley, Paul Lawrence Dunbar, Langston Hughes, Richard Wright, Ralph Ellison, James Baldwin, and LeRoi Jones. (MF)

Almost 500 students were involved in this study to determine (1) the kinds of criteria used by high school and college students for critical discrimination of poetry, (2) what changes occurred in the used of these criteria as the students progressed in their education, and (3) the relationship of the study results to the improvement of literary…

Selected Ukrainian poetry rendered in identical or equivalent English meter makes this annotated anthology the first comprehensive survey of this poetry in English. A substantial introduction to the literature of the Ukraine points out the historical development and sociological significance of this literature. The complete text of the 12th…

When studying Afro-American literature, even in an English class rather than Black Studies class, both student interest and the topic tend to lead discussion toward sociological, not literary, aspects. However, the teacher should emphasize repeatedly the aesthetic dimensions of an artistic work as well as the various literary forms in which a…

The keeping of a dream log can spark the imagination in freshman composition courses, giving students opportunities to be both creative artists and critics. With the emphasis more on using dreams than on interpreting them, students are free to explore the symbols and relevance of their dreams when creating written or musical compositions, films,…

The general design of this book is that of a step-by-step self-instructional program leading toward the writing of poetry. It consists of 156 exercises which lead the student from writing about a picture and poems to kinds of poetry and techniques for writing poetry (alliteration, assonance, consonance, onomatopoeia, metaphor, simile, rhyme, meter…

One of a series of works aimed at presenting contemporary critical opinion on major authors, this collection includes essays by Arthur Mizener, Wyndham Lewis, Hugh Kenner, R. P. Blackmur, Elizabeth Sewell, S. Musgrove, George L. K. Morris, F. R. Leavis, D. W. Harding, Allen Tate, Ezra Pound, William Empson, John Peter, Denis Donoghue, and Donald…