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Download full textHAMILTON, KENNETH – 1967
THIS SALINGER STORY OF "DECEIT-WITHIN-DECEIT" IS A MORAL CONDEMNATION OF SOCIETY. ARTHUR, AWARE OF HIS WIFE JOANIE'S INFIDELITY, CANNOT OBJECT BECAUSE IN HIS BUSINESS LIFE HE IS DEPENDENT ON LEE, HER LOVER, FOR PROTECTION FROM "JUNIOR." ARTHUR'S DESPAIR IS NOT COMPLETE, HOWEVER, SINCE HE GAINS A MORAL VICTORY BY USING HIS…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Fiction, Figurative Language, Literary Criticism
Dana, Jane; Zimmerman, LaNette – 1976
The units on film in this curriculum guide may be used in sequence or as needed to strengthen film units already being taught. Since it was designed to offer ranges of choice for a variety of teachers, this resource guide contains more than an individual teacher is likely to use in a particular unit or course. Topics of the units, which are…
Descriptors: Curriculum Guides, Film Criticism, Film Industry, Film Production
Rodgers, Raymond S. – 1977
In an attempt to explain why Aristotle devotes a substantial part of Book Two of "The Rhetoric" to methods for arousing jurors' emotions, despite stating previously that such emotional appeal is nonessential and unethical, this paper examines the nature of the Athenian jury courts, or dikasteries. It first discusses the historical…
Descriptors: Ancient History, Courts, Emotional Response, Greek Civilization
Sproule, J. Michael – 1976
Because the many definitions of rhetorical situation, genre, and movement have been based on differing conceptions of rhetorical motive, there is a need for fresh inquiries into the meaning of these terms. This paper first examines the varying usages of situation, genre, and movement in the contemporary literature; discusses the confusion that…
Descriptors: Audiences, Communication Problems, Contemporary Literature, Definitions
Sarason, Kerin R. – 1976
Improvisation, or creative dramatics, has come to be regarded as a learning tool in English instruction. This study provides a comparative history of informal drama as it developed in England and the United States from 1910 to 1975. Pivotal writers on improvisation were identified, compared, and contrasted, analyzing their goals and practices.…
Descriptors: Authors, Comparative Analysis, Creative Dramatics, Doctoral Dissertations
Misek, L. D. – 1975
Vassar offers two types of computer courses: (1) the introductory courses in Computer Science Studies convey the intrinsic features of computer systems and stress their capacities to support established numeric and symbolic modes of inquiry and (2) the Freshmen Seminars which reveal the facility of computers for aiding man's critical process by…
Descriptors: Cognitive Processes, Computer Science Education, Course Descriptions, First Year Seminars
Green, Mary Lou Johnson – 1975
The purpose of this study was to examine and evaluate the portrayal of death in selected fiction books for children. The sample consisted of 90 books which were listed by six authors discussing the appearance of the death theme in children's books. A method of content analysis was applied as the research design, and each book was analyzed on the…
Descriptors: Books, Childrens Literature, Content Analysis, Death
Lefevere, Andre – 1975
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…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Creative Writing, Evaluation Methods, Greek Literature
Schillaci, Peter – 1973
This minicourse on film study can be a unit in English, in arts, or in the humanities. It can help to launch a film study course or complement an introduction to theater. Whatever form it takes, it helps to build a bridge to the student's media environment. Part one, the language of images, utilizes four films which demonstrate the basic elements…
Descriptors: Course Content, Course Descriptions, Documentaries, Film Criticism
Mandel, Barrett J. – 1976
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…
Descriptors: Critical Reading, Higher Education, Literary Criticism, Literary Discrimination
Block, Ann, Ed.; Riley, Carolyn, Ed. – 1976
This is the first volume of a semiannual children's literature review reference series, each volume of which will present criticism of about 40 authors and will include excerpts from more than 45 books and from various issues of about 35 periodicals. A short paragraph following each author listing identifies the author by nationality, principal…
Descriptors: Authors, Biographical Inventories, Book Reviews, Books
Wadley, Susan S., Ed. – Journal of South Asian Literature, 1975
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…
Descriptors: Asian Studies, Drama, Folk Culture, Legends
Mullican, James S., Ed. – Indiana English Journal, 1974
This special issue of the "Indiana English Journal" is devoted to such articles on literature in the classroom as "The Boys of Summer" by Saul Bachner, "Sexual Stereotypes and Persuasive Techniques in Children's Literature" by Marilyn Faulconer and Thomas Tortoriello, and teaching "Silas Marner Again" by…
Descriptors: English Instruction, Language Arts, Literary Criticism, Literature Appreciation
Bass, Abraham Z. – 1975
This paper discusses reasons why few journalism professors are personally confronting the news media with criticism or praise. One of the primary reasons for this is that journalism professors may fear retribution or keep inbred ties with the media or be following academic tradition. A survey was conducted in Spring 1975 for this report. The…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Critical Thinking, Educational Research, Higher Education
Daly, John A. – 1975
In this critique, comments and suggestions are offered that might be integrated into future research by Scott, Yates, and Wheeless on the topics of communication apprehension and alternative instructional approaches. These authors suggest, in their paper, that one's level of communication apprehension should be predictive of attitudes held toward,…
Descriptors: Analytical Criticism, Communication Apprehension, Communication Problems, Communication (Thought Transfer)
