Outlines the development and final form of Kenneth Burke's notion of the Preconscious and integrates it with his dramatistic method. Explains how that integration supplements previous critical insights into the immediate and long-term effects of Jonathan Edwards' powerful sermon, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God." (SR)

Presents a response to papers by several authors as they appeared in the current issue of this journal, noting similarities and differences in their opinions, and taking issue with their decontextualization and lack of attention to cultural and social issues (with the exception of Leach). (SM)

Develops an approach to rhetorical criticism by integrating the work of Marxist literary critic Frederic Jameson with that of the depth psychologist C. G. Jung. Reconceptualizes the cultural psyche as composed of historical and universal elements, redefines the rhetorical and moral functions of narrative texts, and casts the rhetorical critic as…

Argues that Wayne Booth's version of rhetorical generalism is relevant to understanding the very enterprise of rhetoric itself, as a dynamic changing basis for liberal education. Discusses a unified field theory, the history and role of rhetorical topics in teaching and inquiry, reinventing material topics, polytopia, and practical applications of…

Uses aesthetic criteria and artistic criticism to explore possible meanings in Writing to Read, a computer-based program for beginning readers. Findings based on over 25 hours of observation showed that the program's enactment frequently compromised balance. Control drowned out individuality, conformity diminished exploration opportunities, and…

As the knowledge base of adult and continuing education continues to grow, research holds increasing potential for informing practice. Being an effective consumer of research involves developing a working understanding of basic methods and procedures. (Author)

Discusses two English translations of an identical passage from "The Divine Comedy" by Dante Alighieri. Considers the different approaches manifested by these two translators. Argues that cultural elements exert great influence on the work of translators and that culture must become central to any theory of translation. (HB)

Examines Stephen Toulmin's system of logic and its application to the teaching of composition. Claims that Toulmin's approach is deficient for classroom applications. Argues that composition teachers would do better to retain principles from traditional logic rather than using Toulmin's form as a substitute. (HB)

Discusses the issues involved with the selection of materials for English classrooms, particularly literary selections. Provides guidelines for teachers faced with the selection of texts. (HB)

Discusses the methodological issues of the role of "critique" and the role of an author's announced or apparent political commitments in ethnography. Compares and contrasts the views of John Fiske and Donal Carbaugh (whose articles appear in the same issue of this journal) on these issues. (PRA)

Discusses how the grip of the Soviet Union's past--from Stalinist mythology to ideological cliche--is being exposed and undermined whereas a sense of individual efficacy, necessary for the present, has yet to emerge from the portrayals in Soviet films. (PRA)

Asserts that the heightened demand for information and "truth" in the Soviet Union has led to new emphasis on verisimilitude in fictional portrayals and has made popular novels the subject of political debate. (PRA)

Responds to counterarguments made by Haile and Mtenje (1988) concerning explicitness, arbitrariness, and complexity as it relates to earlier criticisms of an autosegmental analysis of Arabic verb morphology and the introduction of an alternative analysis presented in Hudson (1986). (eight references) (GLR)

Outlines and comments on the views of Clifford Geertz with regard to ethnography and social construction. Provides a transcript of an interview with Geertz, in which Geertz comments on his technical anthropological writings. Discusses his recent book "Works and Lives," his writing process, persuasive writing, and literary criticism,…

Describes the author's personal difficulties in trying to write this essay. Discusses David Bartholomae's review of the author's book, "The Making of Knowledge in Composition," and the author's correspondence with Bartholomae regarding professional ethos and the definition of common sense. (PRA)