Responds to E. D. Hirsch's lists of essential background knowledge, asserting that readers must also understand key concepts, be familiar with genre, and employ interpretive strategies to understand literary texts. Asserts that careful grouping and sequencing of texts can provide this knowledge for students. (SR)

Addresses the problems of reading and classifying labyrinth poems of the Iberian baroque. Provides illustrations and sets forth guides for reading and interpretation. (FL)

Appraises the literary genre of adolescent literature and describes ERIC documents that discuss the pros and cons of the genre. (HOD)

Identifies three general kinds of conflict, defines and examines them, then discusses them in terms of the author's own publications for children. (CRH)

A recent trend in French detective stories characterized by the author's anger at society, a new range of character types, and a more personal and authentic writing style reminiscent of the earliest novelists is examined. (MSE)

This textbook is sixth in a series of readers. Selections include essays, short stories, and poems related to American history and culture. [This textbook was written with the assistance of May Harris. Note: Page iii is missing from the full text. For Book Five, see ED622332.]

Fantasy fiction of the type listed may be used to attract and hold an otherwise reluctant reader. (SP)

The contents of this paper represents a search for interpretations of the Canadian Indians as made by novelists, poets and dramatists. It shows how attitudes to the native have flowed from the realistic to the idealistic and back again and how studying the Indians can help the Canadian writer find himself. (Author/RR)

Examines the relevancy of theories of dramatic criticism to the preparation of drama students; based on a paper presented at national convention of American Educational Theatre Association (Detroit, August 1969). (SW)

Examines trends and forms of myth and fantasy in children's literature during the past decade. (HOD)

Discusses Disney's version of the folkloric dwarfs in his production of "Snow White" and weighs the Disney rendition of the dwarf figure against the corpus of traits and behaviors pertaining to dwarfs in traditional folklore. Concludes that Disney's dwarfs are "anthropologically true." (HOD)

Describes the collection of Perse's literary works, manuscripts, archives, and documents given by the author himself to the city of Aix-en-Provence. In addition to primary sources, the collection contains works on Saint-John Perse, many annotated by him. Grants are available from the foundation for doctoral research. (AMH)

Discusses the complexity of naming nonfiction as a class of written works. Struggles with many different possible definitions of nonfiction and considers the problems with many of the definitions. Suggests the use of the term "creative nonfiction" as an umbrella to cover the widest range of nonfiction literary production. Argues that…

States that finding a critical language in which to speak about children's fantasy texts is not as straightforward as might first appear. Discusses ideas held by T. Todorov and J.R.R. Tolkien. Argues that fantasy is a metaphorical mode, and details an anatomy of children's fantasy. Concludes that children's fantasy can be described as a body of…

Discusses novels of the Vietnam War, their usefulness, and the interest they hold for students. Considers four categories of Vietnam novels: the Vietnam experience, the war at home, the refugee experience, and the war's effect on the next generation. (SR)