My argument will be that literary history is necessary less for the sake of intellect than for the sake of literature." Discussed are theories of form and literary vocation, using Milton as an example. (DB)

Survey is the 55th in the Classical World" series on classical literature. (DS)

In a workshop intended to develop their ability to read drama perceptively," students studied conflicting interpretations of Shakespearean scenes, infomally staged the scenes, and discussed the appropriateness of the interpretations in the context of the entire play. (Author/RD)

Demonstrates that, because of certain elements of the rhetorical situation in which "Kent State" was presented and because of the nature of its composition, the docudrama functioned to purify the image of Bill Schroeder, one of the four students killed on the Kent State University campus on May 4, 1970. (PD)

The author questions the "why" of morality and argues that the status of moral rules as ultimate values necessarily puts them outside the scope of rational, nonindoctrinating teaching. A start is made on elaborating a justifiable basic value frame from de facto needs and wants. (Author/SJL)

Discusses nine senses which constitute a topical system for rhetorical critics. Each suggests a way of assessing the communicative potential of a variety of texts and is represented by the following critics: intentionalists, social critics, Boothians, critics of imitative rhetoric, formalists, genre critics, implicit rhetorical theorists,…

Examines distinctions and assumptions underlying methods of argument analysis and criticism and defends descriptive diagrams such as the Toulmin model as illuminating methodological tools. Discusses defining characteristics of argument, presents an application of the Toulmin system, and details the presuppositions associated with context-sensitive…